56-year-old Ghanaian, Henry Djaba appeared in a Gwagwalada Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday for allegedly defrauding Trobell International Nigeria Ltd. of $12,000 US dollars.
Djaba, who lives in Garki, Abuja, was charged with criminal breach of trust and cheating by the police.
Mr Dabo Yakubu, the Prosecution Counsel, told the court that on November 13, 2020, the defendant, a Ghanaian who lives in Abuja, chartered a flight from Trobell Aviation Ltd. from Abuja to Malabo, Malabo to Accra, and back to Abuja.
He claimed that Capt. Aliyu Ahmed and Capt. Luka flew the charted flight, and that all parties agreed that the defendant would pay $12,000 for the journey.
He added that after service was rendered to the defendant, he failed to pay the flight fare.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of sections 312 and 322 of the Penal Code.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Defence Counsel, Mr Bamaiyi Adejo, in his oral bail application prayed the court to allow his client maintain the administrative bail of 35,000 U.S dollars granted to him at the police station.
Adejo added that a former senator was already standing as a surety for the defendant.
He said that the defendant would not jump bail, adding that his ECOWAS passport was confiscated by the police.
Magistrate Punarimam Balogun granted the application of the defence counsel that the defendant should maintain the administrative bail condition already given by the police.
Balogun in addition to the bail condition ordered that the senator should swear to an affidavit pledging to present the defendant in court on any given date.
She adjourned the case until Oct. 14 for hearing.