Fake Contractor Bags 4 Years Jail Term
For allegedly lodging and feeding himself at Peak Hotel, Ilorin for six days, accumulating a wage bill of N37,150, a 'contractor', Adekunle Adetunji, 40, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment by an Ilorin Magistrates' Court.
The accused was dragged to court on a three-count charge of false impersonation, forgery and cheating, contrary to Sections 179, 364 and 324 of the Penal Code Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
According to the police First Information Report (FIR), the complainant, Ayotunde Raphael, the proprietor of Peak Motel, on March 27, entertained the accused who was brought to his hotel by the manager of A-Z Hotel, Ilorin.
The accused allegedly introduced himself as an engineer with Holland Construction Company, based in Lagos, which is handling the reconstruction of the Jebba-Mokwa road.
The FIR described the accused as a notorious fraudster who deceived the manager of both hotels by fraudulently checking into their hotels and also looking for accommodation.
"He deceived Fatoyinbo Oluwole, Babatunde Ajayi and Fatoki Taiwo with false promises of employing them in his company if they assist in locating hotels where his staff will lodge for the duration of the contract," the FIR read in part.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Maigidasanma Suleiman Idris Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq 2017 Budget Air Peace Yusuf Aiyedun Sa\'ad Alanamu Erin-ile Egbejila Saidu Kawu Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq Haleeman Salman 2023 Elections Lawal Jimoh COEASU Rex Olawoye Ilorin Emirate Staff Association Centre For Digital Economy Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP) Adebayo Salami Kwara Teaching Service Commission Razaq Atunwa Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency 3MTT Ajuloopin Ilorin West Abdulraheem Olesin Logun Salihu Ajia Musa Yeketi Imodoye Writer’s Enclave Labaeka Obasanjo Ibrahim Bio Ahmed Alhasssan Otuka Doyin Awoyale Folorunsho Alao Durosinlohun Atiku Crystal Corner Shops Ado Bayero Orisa Bridge Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development Shuaib Jawondo Baaziki Sulaiman Farouk Salim Women For Change And Development Initiative Matthew Babaoye LABTOP Okedare Oro Grammar School Old Students Association AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem Laduba Bisi Oyeleke Tafida Magaji Nda Ridwan Agboola Emir Of Kano Danhawa Abdullahi Atanda Aishat Sulu-Gambari TESCOM 2025 Femi Gbajabiamila Ayinde Oki Maryam Ado Bayero Minimum Wage Adaramaja IsDB Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla Shehu Jimoh Aremu Bose Deborah Isapa Ilorin Central Mosque Pakata Development Association Harmony Holdings Oloriegbe Abdulrauf Aliyu