Undergraduate Jailed for Duping Job Seekers

A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted two men, Alex Oki (an undergraduate) and Ndukaku Azuka (a motor mechanic) for duping job seekers and dealing in cocaine respectively.

Oki, a 27 years old 400 level student at the University of Abuja, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment, while Azuka (32 years) was sentenced to 24 months by Justice Gabriel Kolawole, who had earlier convicted them.

Oki was arraigned October 28, 2014 along with two others on a 5-count charge by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), for posing as an official of the FIRS and duping job seekers with the promise of helping them secure employment with the FIRS.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

However, on June 15 this year, he changed his mind and pleaded guilty to the charge, following which Justice Kolawole convicted him and adjourned his sentencing to a later date.

While sentencing him on Friday, the judge  wondered why a university student, with hope of a better tomorrow would‎  choose to engage in swindling fellow young Nigerians seeking for employment.

Justice Kolawole, who regretted the prevailing moral decadence in the society, wondered why Oki’s parents never showed interest in his trial.

The judge chose to be lenient with the convict and sentenced him  to two years on each count which is the minimum term prescribed by  the law on which he was charged.

The terms will run concurrently.‎