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Court jails 41 internet fraudsters in Anambra

OsunDailyBy OsunDailyMay 8, 2024Updated:May 8, 2024No Comments3 Mins Read
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of 41 internet fraudsters to one-year imprisonment, each, with an option of fine of N100,000.00.

The judgment was handed down by Federal High Court in Onitsha, Anambra State, presided over by Justices S. M Shuaibu and Hauwa Inuwa.

EFCC, in a post on its official X handle on Wednesday, said the convicts were jailed after they pleaded guilty to one-count separate charges bordering on obtaining by false pretence, possession of fraudulent documents, personation and aiding in committing an offence.

Their arraignment was brought by the Enugu Zonal Command of the EFCC.

According the statement, the convicts are; Douglas James, Raphael Chikezie Uwakwe, Paul Chidera Kalu, Chisom Linus, Chiemezie Nweke, Eze Ugochukwu Stanley, Ndubuisi Nwafor, Ifeanyi Samuel, Nwosu Chukwuemeka, Madueke Emmanuel, Edozie Daniel Timothy, Ahmed Fredrick Lukman, Godwin Chukwuemelie Julius, Okafor Vincent Chiemerie, Ugochukwu Raphael Ena, Chukwuemeka Franklin Obiji, Chimaobi Emmanuel Gabriel, Abonyi Chibuike Jude, Chiemelie Igboekwuna Christian and Okafor Chukwuma Desmaond.

Others include; Jezreel Arihiakamah Chinwendu, Paul Okereke Chiadi, Peter Chidera Iwu, Onyeji Victor Chinecherem, Tochukwu Eze Solomon, Fred Chidera Okoye, Ezema Chiemerie Stanley, Emeka Ogbonna Daniel, Obinna Stanley Okafor, Udochukwu Peter Nnaewezie, Ebuka Johnson Olu, Okochi Ebuka Stanley, Promise Ogbodo Echezona, Ebuka Chukwu Joshua, Chisom Henry Udeagwueze, Ihechi Okechukwu Bright, Chibueze Maxwell Stephen, Ebuka Lucky Nwankwo, Isah Chinonso Peter, Ifeanyi Oguoke Kingsley and Chinonso Eze Innocent.

One of the separate charges reads: โ€œThat you, Uwakwe Chikezie Raphael, sometime in 2024 in Onitsha, Anambra State, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court in Nigeria, fraudulently impersonated the identity of Everly Ruby, a female foreigner, through a Google account, via your iPhone X with intent to obtain money from unsuspecting foreign nationals and in order to gain advantage of yourself and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (3) (a) (b) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 22 (4) of the same Actโ€.

EFCC said all 41 defendants pleaded โ€œguiltyโ€ when their charges were read to them separately, and in view of their pleas, Michael Ikechukwu Ani, counsel to the commission, prayed the court to convict and sentence them accordingly.

However, defence counsel, Wisdom Ogbonna, Bernard Okeke, James Nwatarali and Arinze Anyigo pleaded the court for leniency and to temper justice with mercy in sentencing their clients, adding that they have shown enough remorse for their actions.

However, Justice Inuwa, on Thursday, May 2 2024, convicted and sentenced 27 of the convicts, while the rest 14 were convicted on Friday, May 3, 2024.

The Justices also ordered that the convicts should be involved in community service in line with Section 462 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act and ordered that items recovered from them, which include their mobile phones and laptops, be auctioned through the EFCC and proceeds paid into the Treasury Single Account.


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