Court jails former Vice-Chancellor seven years for fraud

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory , Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced a former Vice Chancellor of Federal University Gusau, Magaji Garba, to seven years’ imprisonment for N260 million fraud.

The judge, Maryam Aliyu, jailed the professor after finding him guilty on all five counts of obtaining money by false pretence and forgery. said the judge jailed the convict seven years on counts 1 to 3 without option of fine, and seven years with an option of N10 million each on counts 4 and 5.

Delivering judgment, on Tuesday, the trial judge said the court was satisfied that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.

Count three reads: “That you, Professor Magji Garba, whilst being the Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Gusau on or about the 1st August, 2019 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja with intent to defraud obtained the sum of N150,000,000.00 , which representation/ pretense you knew to be false”.

One of the alleged offences was said to be contrary to section 1 and punishable under section 1 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.

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