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Student Arraigned Over Fraudulent Sale Of Air Tickets
A student, William Darren, yesterday appeared before a Surulere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for allegedly fraudulently selling Dana Air tickets worth N525,600.
The 22-year-old student was accused of stealing a sign-on code and password from an agent of the airline, Mr Stan Alonge, with which he sold the tickets in conspiracy with a dispatch man.
William was arraigned along with the flight dispatch man, Ademola Darren (35), on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.
They duo, however, pleaded not guilty before Magistrate A. O. Soladoye, who granted them bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties each.
William, who was living at No. 5, Meggido City Lane, Bassa Ville, Abuja is not a blood relation to Ademola, a resident of No. 50 Colonel Azile St., Ogba, Lagos.
According to the investigation police officer, Cpl. Mberev Merve, who held brief for the prosecutor, the student of the School of Travel and Tourism, and the dispatch man committed the alleged fraud between Jan. 19 and February 6.
Merve said that the student stole the code and the password from Alonge with whom he was living in Abuja.
The officer said that William came down to Lagos after the theft and conspired with Ademola to be fraudulently selling the tickets.
He said that the duo converted the money realised from the sales for their personal use.
Merve said that the alleged offences contravened Sections 285 (1) and 409 of the Criminal Codes, Laws of Lagos State.
The case has been adjourned till March 14 for mention.