simplyolat A 42-year-old school principal, Michael
Diekola, who allegedly defrauded his
school of N1.2 million, was on Monday
docked at an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’
Court.
The accused, who lives at 8, Alirat
Badejo St., Oke Odo, Abule Egba, a
suburb of Lagos , is being tried for fraud
and stealing.
The prosecutor, Insp. Clifford Ogu told
the court that the offences were
committed sometime in July 2014 at a
private school — Queen Diana College,
Oke Odo, Abule Egba.
Ogu said the accused collected N1.2
million from students under the pretext
of enrolling them for the West African
Senior Secondary Certificate Examination
(WASSCE).
“ The accused bolted with the money and
all efforts to locate him were
unsuccessful until he was sighted by one
of the teachers and was immediately
apprehended.”
The offences violated Sections 285 (1)
and 312 (1) of the Criminal Law of
Lagos State, 2011.
The accused denied the charge.
In her ruling, the Chief Magistrate, Mrs
Taiwo Akanni, granted the school
principal bail of N500, 000 with two
sureties in like sum.
She ordered the accused to pay N250,
000 into the court’s Chief Registrar’s
account as part of the bail conditions.
The case was adjourned to June 6 for
mention.