An Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court, on Friday, arraigned a 48-year-old woman over alleged N1.5 million fraud.
The defendant, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a count charge of fraud.
Earlier, the police prosecutor, Insp Osuolale Yomi, informed the court that the defendant committed the offence sometime in February 2024 in Ikere-Ekiti.
He alleged that the defendant obtained the sum of N1.5 million from the complainant, Oba Benjamin Olaniyi, on the pretext of drilling a borehole for him.
Yomi said that the offense contravened Section 329(1) a of the Criminal Laws of Ekiti State 2021.
He urged the court to adjourn the case to enable him to study the file and assemble his witnesses.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against her.
Counsel to the defendant, Mr Kayode Oyeyemi, urged the court to grant the defendant bail, with a promise that he would not jump bail.
The Magistrate, Mrs Olubunmi Bamidele, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum.
She adjourned the case until May 15, for hearing.
