Abuja — Two alleged fraudsters, Oseni Ahijnes, 42, and Anthony Chum 42, have been arraigned for allegedly cheating one Tony Kwaji contrary to section 322 of the penal code law.

They were said to have deceived and collected the sum of N1.6 million from Tony Kwaji on the pretence of registering him with the MTN Dealership Association.

According to police report, sometime in January and March 2008, the two accused persons together with one John Philip (now at large) jointly collected the said amount from the complainant and dishonestly converted the money to their own use.

The report stated that during investigation the accused persons confessed to have collected only N40, 000 from the complainant instead of the said N1.6 million.

The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the offence and sought their bail.

Magistrate Shade Oyekan granted the accused bail in the sum of 1 million naira each and two sureties in like sum.

She ordered that one of the sureties must be a civil servant of not below grade level 10 and must reside in the jurisdiction of the court with a fixed address.