Man Dragged To Court For Selling Oyo Govt Land For N1.7m

• A 47 years old man has been dragged before the Iyaganku magistrate court, Ibadan for allegedly selling land already acquired by Oyo state government

Ekohotblog  reports that a 47 years old man, Nurudeen Adeniyi Agoro, has been dragged before the Iyaganku magistrate court, Ibadan for allegedly selling land already acquired by Oyo state government for circular road projects.

The prosecutor, Inspector Opeyemi Olagunju, expressed that Agoro and others who are now at large, sometimes in January at Elenusonso area Apata Ibadan, conspired with one another to commit felony to obtaining money under false pretenses and stealing and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 516 of the Criminal Code Cap. 38 vol. II Laws of Oyo Sate of Nigeria, 2000.

He told the court that Agoro collected N1.7million and a Nissan Pathfinder Jeep 2005 model valued at N1.3million from one Aluko Olubunmi Abiodun under the false pretense of selling three plots of Land located at Elenusonso area, Apata, Ibadan.

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The Police Prosecutor disclosed that Agoro knew that the said lands have been acquired by the Oyo State Government for circular road project and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 419 of the criminal Code Cap. 38 Vol. II Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria 2000.

He said: “Agoro and other who are now at large took properties of one Aluko Olubunmi Abiodun and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 383 and punishable under section 390(9) of the Criminal Code Cap. 38 Vol. II Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria 2000.

It was gathered that Agoro was arraigned on a three count-charge of false pretense and stealing.

When the count charges were read to him, He, however, pleaded not guilty.

While ruling, the Chief Magistrate, Olaide Hamzat, granted the accused bail in the sum of N2 million with two sureties each in like sum.

He, however, adjourned the case until January 18, 2022.

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