A
Federal High Court in Enugu on Thursday convicted and sentenced one Mrs
Chika Charles to 90 years in prison for a N5.6m university admission
scam.
The
jail term comprises three years on each of the 30-count charge
preferred against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, a
statement by the commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Wilson
Uwujaren, s aid.
The
statement said that the sentences would run concurrently from the date
of her conviction.The presiding judge, Justice D. Agishir, found Chika
guilty of swindling three young Nigerians to the tune of N5.6 million.
During the trial, the court heard that the convict obtained the money
under the guise of helping her victims to secure admission into the
Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUTH).
'
She
was said to have perpetrated the crime through her unregistered
non-governmental organisation (NGO) known as Bold and Dynamic Gender
Initiative. One Simon Chidubem and Friday Ali, both at large, were named
as her accomplices, while Okudoh Obinna was mentioned as one of the
victims. But Chika ran out of luck in 2007 when one of her victims
petitioned the EFCC on her fraudulent activities'
NAN
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