Kemisola Oye
MISTERS Kehinde David Oludate and Awolola Olalekan Ayodeji, both officers at the Inisa, Osun State branch of First Bank Limited, were yesterday (Tuesday 11th July 2023) charged in Osun State High Court sitting in Okuku on a five counts charge of keeping fraudulent accounts or falsifying books of accounts, fraudulent accounting and stealing.
According to the Osun State government, the defendants, who were the Business Manager and Account Officer of Mr Badiru Adeyemi Oluwafemi in the Inisa branch of First Bank, respectively, with intent to defraud, made or was privy to making a false entry in Mr Badiru Adeyemi’s loan account when without authority disbursed an unsolicited loan in the sum of One Million Naira (NI,000,000.00) into Mr Badiru Adeyemi Oluwafemi said loan account No:38962 10006132, purporting to show that the said money was obtained by him to defray a loan earlier obtained by Mr Badiru Adeyemi.
The other charges are as follows:
Count Two
Statement of Offence
Keeping Fraudulent Accounts or falsifying books of accounts contrary to Section 435 (b) of the Criminal Code Law, Cap 34 Laws of Osun State, 2002.
Count Three
Kehinde David Oludare ‘M’, Awolola Olalekan Ayodeji ‘M on or about 28th September 2012, at Inisa within Okuku Judicial Division of Osun State,
being the Business Manager and Account Officer of Mr Badiru Adeyemi Oluwafemi, in First Bank Inisa Branch respectively, with intent to defraud made or was privy to making false entry into Badiru Adeyemi Oluwafemi’s bank record when without authority created a loan account No:38962 10013660 in the name of Badiru Adeyemi Oluwafemi into which you continue to receive and attach his salaries purporting to show that he took a loan on the said account and that the loan is being repaid.
Count Four
Statement of Offence
Fraudulent false accounting contrary to Section 438 (b) of the Criminal Code Law Cap 34 Laws of Osun State, 2002.
Particulars of Offence: Kehinde David Oludare ‘M’, Awolola Olalekan Ayodeji ‘M’ on or about 28th September 2012, at Inisa within Okulu Judicial Division of Osun State being the Business Manager and Account Officer of Mr Badiru Adeyemi Oluwafemi, in the First Bank Inisa Branch respectively, with intent to defraud made or was privy to making a false entry of disbursement of One Million Naira (NI,000,000.00) into Mr Badiru Adeyemi Oluwafemi loan account No: 389621006132 records purporting to show that the said loan was obtained to defray the loan earlier obtained by Mr Badiru Adeyemi.
Although the defendants were duly served hearing notices, they were however absent from court
While Barrister Abiodun Badiora appeared for the state (prosecution), Barrister Olamide Olabode appeared for the 2nd defendant and also held the brief of Barrister Olufemi Fafowora for the 1st defendant.
Barrister Olamide Olabode pleaded with the court on behalf of the defendants, claiming the absence of the defendants was due to the short notice.
Justice G. Lawal of Ila-Orangun division of the state High Court subsequently adjourned to the 21st day of September 2023 for arraignment and commencement of trial.
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