6th April, 2018
Paul Iyoghojie
A Lebanese national, Wessan Mansour, 54, has been remanded at Ikoyi Prison, Lagos till he fulfilled the bail conditions granted him by an Igbosere Magistrate Court for allegedly failing to appear in court to attend to his case of alleged fraud and stealing on the adjourned date without reasonable excuse.
The defendant was arrested by the operatives of the Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos and charged before an Igbosere Magistrate Court on a two-count charge of felony to wit, fraud and stealing and was admitted to bail.
Police counsel, Fransis Igbinosa informed the court in charge No A/20/2018 that the defendant, a Lebanese was arraigned before Court 7, Igbosere Magistrate Court in charge No G/7/2016 on 22 December, 2016 and was granted bail while the defendant was directed to be attending court sittings on every adjourned date till the case was finally disposed off.
Igbinoaa told the court that after the defendant perfected he his bail, he escaped before he was rearrested.
Igbinosa added that the offences the defendant committed were punishable under sections 312 and 285 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011.
The defendant again pleaded not guilty to the charge and Chief Magistrate O.O Oshin granted him bail in the sum of N1m with two sureties in like sum who must show proof of tax payment to the Lagos State Government.
Oshin also directed that one the sureties must have the sum of N500,000 in his account with six months statement of bank account.
Oshin adjourned the case till 30 May, 2018 for mention and ordered that the defendant be kept at Ikoyi Prison till he perfected the bail conditions.