A man receives a two-year prison sentence for a visa fraud amounting to N1.8 million
On Wednesday, a 40-year-old man named Michael Timothy was sentenced to two years in prison by a Kaduna Chief Magistrate's Court for a visa fraud amounting to N1.8 million.
The trial magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, handed down a sentence to Timothy without the possibility of a fine following his guilty plea. Emmanuel declared that the sentence would run concurrently and serve as a deterrent to others.
Prior to this, the prosecutor, Insp. Chidi Leo, informed the court that Timothy was facing charges of obtaining money by pretense.
He explained that Timothy deceitfully acquired the amount of N1.8 million from Cynthia Cole, assuring her of facilitating a Canadian visa.
This action, according to him, violates the provisions of the Penal Code of Kaduna State, 2017.
Throughout the trial, the prosecutor presented four witnesses who provided accounts of how the convict committed the offense on February 20.
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