A 48-year-old auto dealer, Semiu Abiodun, who failed to produce the person he stood surety for, was on Wednesday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.
Abiodun, a resident of Ikorodu, Lagos, is facing trial on charges bordering on conspiracy and perversion of justice.
The defendant denied committing the offences, while the Magistrate, Mr MKO Fadeyi, admitted him to bail in the sum of N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
The prosecutor, Insp. G.B. Ekundayo, had told the court that the defendant committed the offences on Dec. 15, 2016 at Mushin Police Station, Mushin, Lagos.
Ekundayo alleged that the defendant conspired with one other now at large to obstruct and pervert the course of justice.
“The accused stood as a surety for one Sikiru Ajala, who was arrested for stealing a Toyota Camry car.
“Ajala was then granted N1.5million bail and released to the accused, who…
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