Justice O. A. Adeniyi of the High Court
of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Friday convicted and sentenced one
Ebiloma Abdullahi to 12 years imprisonment for forgery and obtaining money by
false pretence.
A statement by the spokesperson of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Wilson Uwujaren, said the
convict was arraigned in November 2009 on a 7-count charge of impersonation,
forgery and obtaining money by false pretence.
Mr. Abdullahi, who paraded himself as a
student of Federal University of Technology, Minna, was said to have assumed
the position of the National President of the National Association of Nigeria
Student, NANS, and in such capacity paid courtesy visits to Isa Yuguda,
governor of Bauchi State; Alhaji Sani Lulu, former Chairman of the Nigerian
Football Association, NFA; from whom he obtained the sum of N500,000 under the
pretense that the money would be used to mobilize Nigeria students to support
the Super Eagles.
Justice Adeniyi found the accused guilty on count one and seven for forgery and
obtaining money by false pretense and consequently sentenced him to two years
on count one and 10 years imprisonment on count seven without an option of
fine.
The sentences are to run concurrently.
The convict was, however, discharged and acquitted on counts two to six.
Count 1 reads: “That you Ebiloma
Abdullahi sometime in March 2008 at Abuja in the Abuja Judicial Division of the
High Court of Federal Court Territory did make a false student identity card of
Federal University of Technology, Minna, purportedly signed by Director of the
University Security Services with matriculation number 1999/8683 BB with the
intent to commit fraud and thereby committed an offence punishable under
section 364 of Penal Code Caps 359, Laws of the Federation.”
Metro News
No comments:
Post a Comment