47-Year-Old Man Accused  For Allegedly Defrauding 5 Parents of WASCCE Fees

A 47-year-old man, Emmanuel Apeh, was on Wednesday docked before a Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, for allegedly defrauding five parents of N200,000 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASCCE) fees.

Apeh, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of fraud and stealing.

The prosecutor, ASP Akpan Nko, told the court that the defendant committed the offences sometime in December 2021, at Newton College, Kilometre 25, Okokomaiko, Badagry Expressway, Lagos.

Nko alleged that the defendant obtained N200,000 as registration fees from five parents under the pretext of wanting to use it to register their children for WASCCE, knowing the claim to be false.

The defendant was also accused of stealing the money by converting it to his personal use, he however pleaded not guilty to the charges and adjourned the case until Feb. 28 for mention.

The Chief Magistrate, Patrick Adekomaiya, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.

The sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction with evidence of tax payments to the Lagos State Government, he added