For allegedly defrauding the Ondo State government, eight students of Saint Peter’s Unity Secondary School, Akure, were yesterday arraigned before a magistrate court in Akure.
The students were apprehended on Wednesday on the instruction of the state commissioner for education, Pius Osanyikanmi.
They were arrested for presenting fake bank tellers to the management of their school as proof that they had paid their tuition.
The commissioner prevented the students, who are in their final year in school, from writing the ongoing West Africa Examination (WAEC).
And yesterday, the students appeared before the Akure Magistrate Court on a two-count charge of conspiracy and fraud.
The affected students are Adenuga Abiodun, Ewegbemi Femi, Imafidon Tope, Akinnawonu Nelson, Olorunusi Ayodeji, Ayinnuola Damola, Umeric Michael and Akinbowa Tayo.
They were arraigned in court for allegedly forging Spring Bank Teller, an offence that is contrary to Section 467(2) of the Criminal Code cap 30 Vol 11 of the laws of the state.
While the charges were read against them in court, the students pleaded not guilty. Their counsel consequently applied for their bail.
The Magistrate, however granted the suspects bail of N150,000 each with sureties in like sum. He said the sureties must be their fathers or residents of Akure Magistrate district.
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