A 22-year-old businesswoman, Agnes Omata, charged with cheating was on Friday arraigned at a Grade 1 Area Court, Kubwa, Abuja.
The defendant, who resides at Kagini in Abuja, is facing a two-count charge of joint act and cheating.
The police prosecutor, Babajide Olanipekun, told the court that the defendant and one Mama, now at large, defrauded Ashnatu Momoh of N680, 000.
He said that the defendant and the fleeing accomplice deceived Momoh and collected the money from her.
According to Olanipekun, the defendant collected the money through a Guaranty Trust Bank account which she used in defrauding her victims.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened Sections 79 and 322 of the Penal Code.
The defendant pleaded not guilty.
The Judge, Mohammed Marafa, however, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N700, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
He ordered that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and show their means of livelihood and identification.
Marafa adjourned the case until Jan. 8, 2018 for hearing.