{"id":159645,"date":"2022-03-10T04:41:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T03:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=159645"},"modified":"2022-03-10T04:41:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T03:41:53","slug":"man-sentenced-to-15-months-imprisonment-for-defrauding-tony-elumelu-grant-seekers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/03\/10\/man-sentenced-to-15-months-imprisonment-for-defrauding-tony-elumelu-grant-seekers\/","title":{"rendered":"Man sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for defrauding Tony Elumelu grant seekers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An impersonator, Wadaji Lawan, has been has convicted and sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for defrauding Tony Elumelu grant seekers in Gombe State.<\/p>\n<p>Lawan was arraigned on two counts of forgery and attempt to commit an offence contrary to sections 95 and 362 and punishable under Section 364 of the Penal Code Law.<\/p>\n<p>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/02\/27\/efcc-busts-three-suspected-internet-fraudsters-in-gombe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EFCC<\/a>, in a statement on Wednesday said in February 2021, Lawan made representation to the public, offering to procure grants for them from the Tony Elumelu Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>He was said to have made about N2.5m from the scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Following the receipt of complaints on his activities, undercover operatives pretending to be interested in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/01\/28\/ponzi-scheme-operators-arrested-for-attempting-to-defraud-gombe-residents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fraudulent scheme<\/a> presented N10,000 each to him to be registered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to investigation, Lawan and his accomplices used the Hausa\/Fulani Progressive Development Association and two other unregistered companies; Creative Global Technology and Wul Nigeria Limited, to perpetrate the fraud.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTony Elumelu Foundation confirmed that neither the defendant nor his accomplices had any connection to the foundation and Lawan\u2019s name was not found in its alumni database. The suspects were subsequently arrested,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>The defendant pleaded guilty to the charges upon his arraignment.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Daurabo Sikkam sentenced him to three months\u2019 imprisonment on count one with an option of N30,000 fine, and one year on count two, with an option of N100,000 fine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An impersonator, Wadaji Lawan, has been has convicted and sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for defrauding Tony Elumelu grant seekers in Gombe State. Lawan was arraigned on two counts of forgery and attempt to commit an offence contrary to sections 95 and 362 and punishable under Section 364 of the Penal Code Law. 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