A former Deputy Chief Registrar of the Oyo State High Court, Mutiat Omobola Adio, has been sentenced to 3 years imprisonment by an Oyo state High court sitting in Ibadan for obtaining money by false pretense and issuance of dishonoured cheque
The former Deputy Chief Registrar was arraigned before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Friday, February 12, 2021.
According to EFCC, she allegedly obtained a 2000 Model Toyota Pathfinder SUV valued at N1, 500,000 (One million and five hundred thousand naira) from one Fabunmi Olatunji Samuel of Fatai Olanrewaju Motors and presented a bounced cheque.
The offence was contrary to Sections 419 of the Criminal Code Law, Cap. 38, Laws of Oyo State, 2000 and Section 1 (1) (b) of the Dishonoured Cheque (Offences) Act, Cap. D11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
Omobola Adio pleaded guilty to the charge and was subsequently sentenced to three years in prison by Justice Owolabi.
The Court also ordered Omobola Adio to restitute to her victim one Fabunmi Olatunji Samuel of Fatai Olanrewaju Motors the sum of N500,000 (Five hundred thousand naira) in addition to the sum of N1,000,000 (One million naira) she had previously paid as restitution tot the victim.
