Man in court for stealing girlfriend's car

Firstclass newsline learnt that a 42-year-old driver, Sunday Folajimi,
who allegedly absconded with his girlfriend's car valued at N500,000,
on Monday, appeared before an Oshodi Magistrates' Court in Lagos.
Folajimi, who resides at No. 68, Arobadade Street, Bariga, Lagos, is
facing a two-count charge of fraud and stealing.
The prosecutor, Corporal Kehinde Olatunde, told the court that the
accused committed the offences on January 20 at Industrial Road,
Ilupeju, Lagos.
He said that the accused fraudulently obtained N500,000 from his
girlfriend, one Miss Bose Abayomi, under the pretext of helping her to
buy a car.
"The accused, who just met his girlfriend four months earlier,
persuaded her to buy a fairly used car and give it to him on hire
purchase. Folajimi promised to pay back N50,000 to her every month
till he finished payment for the car.
"The complainant agreed, went to bank to withdraw the money and gave
it to the accused," he said.
Olatunde said that two days after, the accused brought a Volkswagen
Passat car and showed it to Abayomi, but later disappeared with the
car to an unknown destination.
"All efforts made by the complainant to locate and recover her car
proved unsuccessful as the accused had relocated and his phone numbers
were no longer reachable."
The prosecutor said that the accused was later arrested in Ijede,
Ikorodu, Lagos, six months after his disappearance.
"The accused was arrested but claimed that he had sold the car at the
rate of N100,000 at Owode Onirin Market, Lagos," the prosecutor said.
The offences, Olatunde said, contravened sections 285 and 312 of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
However, the accused pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Magistrate, Mr Akeem Fashola, granted the accused bail in the sum
of N100,000 with one surety in like sum and adjourned the case to July
15 for mention
Firstclassnewsline.net.