Kingsley Edet, a 25-year-old fraudster, has been remanded by Magistrate A.S. Moh'd in Ilorin for advanced fee fraud and other related offences.

The matter was reported by one Samuel Rotimi Bodunde, who alleged that Edet called him on phone to introduce to him an online jewellery business and promised to supply him with gold.

According to the charge sheet, “Bodunde later transferred N2,832,000 to the bank account of the suspect, who also introduced Ubong Umoh and Rojas Catherine to him as his business partners after the two reached an agreement on the jewellery business.

“Edet acknowledged the receipt of the money, but surprisingly, the suspect and others at large failed to supply the gold as promised or refund his money.

“The defendant was later traced and tracked to Rivers State where he was arrested and brought to Ilorin for diligent investigation.”

The police further said, “Investigation conducted at the Anti-Cultism section of the CID, Ilorin, revealed that Edet and his cohorts who are still at large defrauded the complainant of the amount under the pretence of supplying him gold.”

The prosecutor, Moshhod Adebayo, said the police however recovered part of the money which amounted to N377,000 which was traced to the defendant's account.

The prosecutor urged the court to remand the defendant, saying the offence was not ordinarily available.

The Magistrate, Moh'd, ordered that Kingsley Edet be remanded in a correctional facility and adjourned to June 28.