An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, sentenced 63-year-old Abiodun Ogundimu to 18 months imprisonment for obtaining N1.5 million through false pretence in a visa deal.
The Magistrate, Mr A.J Odueke, sentenced Ogundimu to the Kirikiri Correctional Facility for defrauding Mr Akeem Olaleye, on the pretext of securing a Canadian visa for him.
Odueke did not give the convict the option of a fine. He, however, explained that six months jail term was for obtaining by false pretence while one year was for stealing.
The magistrate further ruled that the convict, an Agege-based businessman, should refund the N1.5 million to the complainant.
He said the jail term would serve as a deterrent to others who may contemplate indulging in a similar act.
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Earlier, the Prosecutor, ASP Racheal Williams, told the court that Ogundimu committed the offences on Aug. 8, 2022, at 34, Onibeju Street, Capitol Road, Agege, Lagos.
Williams said the convict stopped taking telephone calls from the complainant after collecting the money.
“So, all efforts by the complainant to collect his money back from the convict were futile,” she said.
The prosecutor said the offences contravened Sections 287 and 314 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
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