An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, presided over by Mr Abdulhamid
Lawal, on Wednesday remanded 29-year-old Adeyemi Feranmi in correctional
home over alleged identity theft and cyber fraud.
Lawal, thereafter, adjourned the case until Nov. 22 for mention.
The defendant, whose address was not provided, had pleaded not guilty.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp. Leramo Caleb, said that the defendant
committed the offence on Oct. 4 in Ado Ekiti.
Caleb said that the defendant, who operated a fake legal firm, acted as a lawyer
to defraud Buhari Temitope of N2 million.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened Sections 22 and 14 of the
Cyber Crime (Prohibition Prevention) Act 2015.
