Crime
Updated: January 19, 2021

Dismissed FRSC Personnel In Court Over N673,000 Fraud

By Zaccheus Ukhueleigbe
January 19, 2021
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A dismissed Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) personnel identified as Tokunbo Ajisafe has been arraigned before Ilorin Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding one Raji Jimoh of N673,000.

The prosecution counsel, Kehinde Ajide on Tuesday told the court that the defendant had presented himself as the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to the complainant.

Ajide said the dismissed personnel promised to help the complaint secure employment in the Corps and on the pretext collected varying amounts of money from him on different occasions.

According to him, when the matter was reported, an investigation conducted by the Anti Fraud Unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), revealed that Ajisafe had been dismissed from the corps since 2007.

The offence he said contravened Sections 320 and 168 of Penal Code Law and Advance Fee Fraud and other related offences Act, 2006.

Delivering Judgement, Magistrate Adam Idiagbon, ordered the remand of the defendant at Oke-Kura Correctional Centre, Ilorin.

He adjourned the case until January 27 for mention.