Abdullahi Binuyo, deputy chief of staff to Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola, has been charged with fraud involving $120,000.
The Office of the Inspector-General of Police instituted the charge against him before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on September 9.
Mr Binuyo is facing four counts of conspiracy, fraud, cheating and forgery.
A lawyer in the legal prosecution section of the Force Criminal Investigation Department at the Force Headquarters Rimamsomte Ezekiel filed the charges on behalf of the IGP.
The prosecution alleged in the case that Binuyo in January 2017 in Abuja “conspired with others who are now at large to dupe one Babatunde Ajala and his company BMA Nigeria Limited.”
It was also alleged that he “forged and signed as Mr Hakeem Thanni, for Ahad International FZC company in an investment agreement with BMA Nigeria Limited and Mr Tunde Ajala.”
The prosecution further alleged Binuyo defrauded and “under false pretence obtained $120,000 for Tunde Ajala and his company BMA Nigeria Limited.”
The defendant was also alleged to have “cheated Babatunde Ajala and his company BMA Nig. Ltd of $120,000.00”.
The alleged offences were said to be punishable under various provisions of the advance fee fraud and other related offences and the penal code law.
