The police on Wednesday arraigned a 25-year-old man, Akintomiwa Oluwasegun, before a chief magistrates’ court in Ado-Ekiti over the alleged possession of 24 ATM cards.
The defendant, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a charge of possession of ATM cards.
The police prosecutor, Insp Olubu Apata, told the court that the defendant was caught on August 4 at about 11:00 a.m. in Ado-Ekiti.
Mr Apata alleged that 24 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards were found in the defendant’s possession with the intention of using them to commit a crime.He said the offence contravened section 416(2) of the Criminal Laws of Ekiti State 2021.
He urged the court to adjourn the case to enable him to study the file and assemble his witnesses.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him, while his counsel, Funmilayo Akinwunmi, urged the court to grant her client bail, with a promise that he would not jump bail.
In his ruling, Chief Magistrate Saka Afunso granted the defendant N50,000 bail with two sureties in like sum.
Mr Afunso said one of the sureties must be a close relation.
He adjourned the case till August 24 for a hearing.
