Speaker Dimeji Bankole’s younger brother, Toyin Bankole, was yesterday brought before a magistrate court sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, for allegedly defrauding one Modinat Odunlami of N2.8 million.
The prosecuting police officer, Mr. Paul Etusi, an inspector, had on January 15, 2009, told the court that Bankole alongside one Segun Baruwa, allegedly conspired to commit fraud by collecting money from Odunlami with dubious intent.
Etusi told Chief Magistrate Kolawole Peters that Toyin and his co - accused collected the said amount of money under the pretext of helping their victim and her daughter secure an overseas’ visa and admission abroad respectively.
When the matter was mentioned yesterday by the court officer, Etusi said eight witnesses had been assembled to give evidence in support his claim, but added only six of them were in court.
Etusi said he was forced to re -open the case when efforts by the complainant and the police to get the matter settled out of court failed, as the accused were not ready to refund the money,
According to him, the offence is contrary to and punishable under Sections 516, 419 and 390 (9) of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun, 2006.
But defence counsel, Adedotun Akinmade, who was represented by another counsel, Carol Omobujo, asked for a short adjournment to enable them tidy their work first.
In his ruling, Chief Magistrate Kolawole Peters granted the request for an adjournment till July 13 for further hearing
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