A Nigerian, Abdul Auwal Yahaya, who pretended to be an agent of Future University, Cairo, Egypt, has been sentenced to nine and a half years’ imprisonment for defrauding prospective applicants.
Justice Dije Abdu Aboki of Kano State High Court on October 10 convicted and sentenced Yahaya without option of fine on a six-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence and forgery.
The Head, Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said the convict would serve seven years’ imprisonment on count two while in respect of counts one, three, four, five and six, he would serve six months each. Uwujaren added that the convict was also ordered to pay the sum of N2,027,000 in restitution to the complainant.
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