Former Deputy Chief Registrar of the Oyo State High Court, Mutiat Adio was convicted and jailed on charges bordering on obtaining money by false pretense and issuance of dishonored cheque.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibadan zonal office secured the conviction; according to a statement issued on Sunday by the commission’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, the Ex-Deputy Chief Registrar was alleged to have obtained a 2000 model of Toyota Pathfinder SUV valued at N1.5 million from one Fabunmi Samuel of Fatai Olanrewaju Motors by pretending to him that it would be paid once the cheque is presented to her bank.
The offense is contrary to section 419 of the Criminal Code Law, Cap. 38, Laws of Oyo State, 2000 and Section 1 (1) (b) of the Dishonored Cheque (Offences) Act, Cap. D11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004
The presiding Judge, Justice Owolabi, found the defendant guilty of the offense and pronounced three-year imprisonment.
The statement further revealed that Mrs. Adio completes a hat-trick of convictions having previously got imprisoned twice for fraud on May 18, 2018, after being found guilty of obtaining through false pretense N9.2m from a Nigerian based in Ireland, Mr. Abiodun Olonade
Similarly, on March 6, 2020, she got convicted and jailed for five years for stealing a sum of N22.3m from Guaranty Bank Plc