20th April, 2018
Paul Iyoghojie
A 44-year old businessman, Kennedy Iyere has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court for allegedly paying for an event centre at the Oakwood Park Hotel Ltd, Lekki, Lagos with a N2m dud cheque and escaped to Abuja.
The accused was arrested on the order of the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of Ilasan Division, Lekki, Lagos, SP Onyinye Onwuemegbu following a complaint by the management of Oakwood Park Hotel Ltd that the accused used their event centre for a party and paid with N2m dud cheque.
The accused from Esan, Edo State was charged before the Igbosere’s Magistrate Court on a count charge of felony, to wit, issuance of dud cheque.
Police Counsel, Friday Mameh told the court in charge No B/26/2018 that the accused committed the offence on 6 October, 2017 at Oakwood Park Hotel Ltd, Lekki, Lagos.
Mameh told the court further that the Management of Oakwood Park Hotel reported to the police that the accused used their event centre to host an NGO party and issued a N2m First Bank cheque for payment.
When presented for payment, the cheque was dishonoured by the bank due to insufficient money in the said account.
Mameh said that DPO Onwuemegbu directed Inspector Orukotan Lonikola and his team to go after the accused and arrest him.
He said the police team arrested the accused in a hotel in Abuja and brought him back to Lagos.
Mameh added that the offence committed is punishable under section 315(a) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge and Magistrate Folashade Botoku granted him bail in the sum of N250,000 with two surties in like sum.
Botoku adjourned the case till 15 May, 2018 for mention and ordered that the accused be kept at the Ikoyi prison Lagos till he fulfilled the bail conditions.