Court grants Kwara Contractor N5m bail .

Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Friday granted the bail application brought by a Kwara based contractor,  Chief Joseph Oluwole Komolafe who is being prosecuted by the Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) over alleged fraud of thirty one million naira.
The  EFCC had on Thursday 20th of February 2020 dragged Chief Komolafe to Court on a  one count charge bordering obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of about thirty one million naira which  was meant for supplying of laboratory equipments for the University of Ilorin.
The Charge against Komolafe reads “That you, Oluwole Kamolafe being the alter ego of Destiny Work Limited, sometime in July, 2015, in Ilorin within the jurisdiction of this Honourable  Court did cheat Femimat Concepet Limited the sum of #31, 500,000.00 (Thirty One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira) When you intentionally induced Femimat Concept Limited to supply laboratory equipment in respect of a contract worth N128,199,968.00 (One Hundred and Twenty Eight Million  One Hundred and Ninety Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred and sixty Eight Naira) to Univesrsity of Ilorin in your stead, which he would not supply but for you inducement and you thereby committed  an offence contrary to section 320 of the Penal Code and punishable under section 322 of the same Penal Code”
Moving his bail application on Friday,  Lead Counsel to the defendant, A.O Adelodun San told Justice Abdulgafar  “My Lord,  we have a humble application seeking for bail of the defendant pending the hearing and determination of this matter ”
“The application is brought pursuant to section 35 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended,  we submitt that the Offence upon which the defendant is being prosecuted before your Lordship is bailable ” he said.
Responding,  Prosecution Counsel,  A.A Adebayo told the Presiding Judge ” My  Lord,  we have filed a counter affidavit in opposition to the bail application,  we relied on all the affirments  there and urge the Court to dismiss the application ”
Justice Abdulgafar however granted the accused person bail in the sum of five million naira with one surety who has a landed property in Ilorin.
The case has been adjourned till 10th of March 2020 for commencement of trial.