By Esther Rewane & Damilola Adebiyi

A 40-year-old man, Okechukwu Ambrose has been arraigned before an Ebute-Meta Magistrates Court in Lagos for allegedly adulterating KG and Nachi bearings, a product of Coscharis Motors Plc.

In a four count charge of forgery and fraud, the Police alleged that Okechukwu and others still at large between April and May, 2024, at No. 17 Cosharis Industrial Estate, in Maza-Mazi area of Lagos, conspired among themselves to forge KG and Nachi bearings and used it to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.

One of the charges read:” That you Okechukwu Ambrose and others still at large on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magistrate District did adulterate KG and Nachi bearings the trade mark belonging to Cosharis Motors Plc which affects or change materially the quality, substance, nature or efficacy of the product, without notice to the purchaser or knowing that the same was sold as manufactured or processed product.

“That you Okechukwu Ambrose and others at large on the same date, time and place did forge the seal KG and Nachi bearing belonging to Coscharis Motors Plc and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 365 of Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.”

Okechukwu however pleaded not guilty to the charges and was grounded bail in the sum of N400,000 with two sureties who must be gainfully employed.

Magistrate Abayomi adjourned the matter till July 5, 2024 for trial.