Sales boy arraigned over alleged diversion of N1.2m in Ekiti

The police on Friday arraigned a 27-year-old man, Daramola Temitope, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged diversion of fund.

The defendant of no fixed address is standing trial on a charge of diversion of fund.

The police prosecutor, Inspector Caleb Leranmo, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on December 3 at Ekute quarters in Ado-Ekiti.

He alleged that the defendant, a sale representative of Cadbury Nigeria in Mofad Stores Nig. Ltd, converted the sum of N1.2 million to his own without the consent of the owner, being proceeds of goods sold.

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He said the offence contravened section 390 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.

The prosecutor asked the court for an adjournment to enable him to study the case file and present his witnesses.

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.

His counsel, Mr Stephen Olumuagu, urged the court to grant him bail, with a promise that he would not jump bail.

The Chief Magistrate, Mr Abdulhamid Lawal, granted bail to the defendant in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum, one of the sureties must be a civil servant.

He adjourned the case until January 30 for hearing.