Man Swindled N14m Over Fake University Of Luxembourg Admission

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

A man, Emmanuel Uzochukwu, is now counting his losses in Lagos Stateafter he was swindled N14m under the false pretence of getting admission into the University of Luxembourg but it turned out to be a scam.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the self acclaimed agent of the school, Darlington Anyanwu, has been arrested. 

The incident happened at FESTAC town, Lagos, where the victim, Emmanuel, met the suspect and parted with the money.
According to Police sources, the suspect convinced the victim that he was an agent of the school in Nigeria and offered to secure both admission and travelling documents before he gave him the money.

The victim, Emmanuel, was given a date when the whole arrangement will be ready and he waited only to discover later that there was no such arrangement because the suspect absconded with the money and did not process any admission of travel documents.

When the victim contacted him, he started threatening him with violence in order to intimidate him so that he would be scared to demand for his money.
The alleged scam was then reported to the Commissioner of Police, who directed his officers to trail and arrest the suspect, Darlington and one other person now at large.
He was later arrested by the Police and subsequently charged before the Ogba Magistrates Court for the alleged offence.

When he was arraigned, he pleaded not guilty. 

The prosecutor, Inspector Lucky, then asked the Court to give a date for hearing to enable the Police to prove that he actually committed the alleged offence.

The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. O. A. Layinka, granted him bail in the sum of N5m with two sureties in like sum. 

The Court also ordered his remand in custody pending when he will perfect his bail conditions while the matter was adjourned till 10th December, 2021.