An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun has sentenced a 36-year-old man, Chukwuemzie Kingsley, to two years imprisonment for collecting N940,000 under false pretence.
The Magistrate, Mrs O.O.Fadairo, held on Wednesday that the prosecutor had proven the charges against the convict beyond all reasonable doubt.
She, however, gave him an option of a fine of N100,000 to the two-year jail term.
Fadairo also ordered the convict to return the sum of N940,000 to the complainant.
The convict, whose address was not provided, had pleaded not guilty to the charges of stealing and obtaining money under false pretence.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp E.O.Adaraloye, told the court that the defendant committed the offences sometime in February at Soji Fatuga Street, Temidire, Ota.
Adaraloye said the convict collected N940,000 under the pretext of producing nylon for the complainant, Mr Collins Udeh.
According to him, the defendant converted the money to his personal use, failing to deliver the consignment to the complainant as promised.
The prosecutor said the offences contravened Sections 390(9) and 419 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun, 2006.