Man Dupes 4 Students Of N151,000 WAEC Exam Fees

Teacher In Court For Duping Four Students

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos has arraigned a teacher, Olakunle Oladeji, 33, who allegedly duped four students of their West African School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) fees totaling N151, 000.

Naija News learnt the accused, who lives at No. 38, Ewupe Road, Sango Alagbado, a suburb of Lagos, is facing a five-count charge bordering on theft and collecting money under false pretense.

According to the prosecutor, Insp Abiola Adewale, Oladeji committed the offences sometime in March 25, 2017 and April 25, 2017 at Rapid Bright Tutorial Centre at No. 18, Arigbanla St., Alagbado, Lagos.

He said the accused, who presented himself as a West African Examination Council official collected N151, 000 from the four students after lieing that he would assist them to register for WASCE.

“Oladeji fraudulently collected various sums from four students on the pretext that he would register them for the examination and converted the money to personal use,” the prosecutor told the court.

Adewale said that the accused collected the money from Mubarak Lawal, Sheun Adegboye, Blessing Oderinde and Damilola Yusuf, and had failed to refund the money after deliberately swindling them.

The offences contravened sections 287 and 314 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

Section 314 prescribes 15 years jail term for obtaining money under false pretence.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges, and the magistrate granted him bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.

The case has been adjourned till Oct. 9, for mention.