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Magistrate Mark Ngegba of the Pademba Magistrate Court has remanded one Abdulai Turay, who is accused of pretending to be a lecturer at Njala University.
Turay is in court to answer to five count charges including impersonation and obtaining money on false pretenses.
Police alleged that Turay defrauded three women seeking scholarship to pursue postgraduate studies at Njala University.
Police said the accused between November last year and January 2023 at Aberdeen-Lumley Beach in Freetown pretended to be a PhD holder from Njala University Towarma Campus and collected NLe 25,000 from one Hullaimatu Sillah.
Investigators said Sillah paid the money in order for the accused to facilitate a postgraduate scholarship for her to study at the University’s Henry Street campus in Freetown.
Police also alleged that Turay also collected NLe 5,000 from one Eleen Paulina Sowa for the same purpose as Sillah.
Police Prosecutor, Sellu Tap led in evidence Sowa who told the court the Turay contacted her via WhatsApp proposing to have a scholarship from the University.
The witnessed informed the magistrate that the accused requested for NLe 5,000 which she sent via Orange Money by instalment. She said after paid her first instalment of NLe 2,000, the accused added her to WhatsApp group with the University logo.
Magistrate Ngegba remanded Turay until 4 October with the prosecutor set to lead another witness.
Most times, things like this happen when people don’t want to go through the due process via the administration. But thank God the man in question was caught. If not, it should have been to their total loss; even though maybe there is no hope of reality of getting their monies back.
Please Sierra Leoneans, let’s learn to do things in the right way. If you see it costly, then, don’t go in for it. But I tell you, the right process in doing anything will be of great help to you. Jesus loves you and He came so that you and the entire world will have Life in Him. Sin kills and takes one to hell. But Jesus gives life which is eternal in heaven (John 3:16).
Was really wanted to see the photo of the accused or criminal.
Njala university is a credible academic institution with high academic esteemed and it does not operate like that.Enrollment into njala is done through the electronic portal system.The public ,through the administration will be inform when forms are available which is purchase at the sierra Leone commercial banks.The university administrations with the helps of various heads of departments will sit on various application forms and shortlist elegible students to be called for an interview.To earn any academic certificate at Njala university you need to follow the rightfull process,you attend lectures and exams are conducted which every student is expected to sit.Iam Samuel mondeh a postgraduate student from the department of economics.