A 32-year-old man, Anthony Ihedioha, has been arraigned before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court for allegedly collecting N2.2m from a man on the pretext of processing a Canadian visa for him.

The accused collected the money from one Uzor Collins, promising to procure a working visa to Canada for him in 2021 but had since then been unavailable until he was arrested by the police on October 13, 2022.

The police prosecutor, Haruna Magaji, told the court that the defendant committed the offences in 2021 in the Bariga area of Lagos State.

According to him, the offences contravene sections 411 and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The Magistrate, O.Y. Adefope, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N500,000 with one responsible surety in like sum.

The case was adjourned till January 20, 2023, for trial.