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Herbalist swindles customer of N170,000
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the prosecutor sgt. friday mameh told the court that the accused committed the alleged offence between march and april1 an igbosere magiatrates court in lagos on tuesday admitted a 36-year-old harbalist ahmed ifakunle who allegedly swindled his customer to the tune of n170000 to bail in the sum of n500 0001 the magiatrate mr y.o. arolambo who admitted the accused to bail with two sureties ordered that they must be gainfully employed1 arolambo ordered that the sureties must show evidence of tax payment to the lagos state government1 he adjourned until aug. 15 for trial1 ifakunle who resides at atikori ijebu igbo in ogun state is standing trial on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining under false pretences leveled against him by the police1 he said that ifakunle conspired with one other still at large and obtained n170000 from the complainant mr adeleke shefiu with a promise to pray for him to be promoted in his office and to get rich1 he said that the accused asked the complainant for the said money to buy items for offering and to perform special prayers1 the offences sections 314 1 a and 411 of the criminal law of lagos state 20151 the accused pleaded not guilty to the charges1 section 314 prescribes a 15-year jail term for obtaining money under false pretences1