FOUR Internet fraudsters have been convicted and sentenced to various jail terms for cybercrime and impersonation in Kaduna State.
Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court convicted the fraudsters on Thursday October 13, 2022.
The convicted fraudsters are: Jeremiah Fakolade, Tisan Ashei (aka Ji Hoon),Victor Oluwa (aka Smith Nicholson) and Daniel Cyprian Chima (aka Hadiza Khuriam).
According to a statement released on Thursday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the four were convicted after pleading guilty to the offence.
One of the convicted, Fakolade, was sentenced to three months imprisonment with an option of fine of N100, 000.00 while Ashei (aka Ji Hoon) was sentenced to six months imprisonment with the same option of fine.
Ashei was also ordered to forfeit one Apple iPhone 7 and the sum of N 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) to the Federal Government.
Another convicted fraudster, Oluwa, popularly known as Smith Nicholson, was sentenced to six months imprisonment with an option of N150,000.00 fine.
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The court also ordered forfeiture of recovered proceeds of crime, N100,000, a Techno Spark 8 KG7h phone, and one Techno Camon 19 C16 from Oluwa.
Chima, who was the last on the list was sentenced to six months imprisonment with an option of N150, 000.00 fine. The court also asked him to forfeit to the Federal Government the sum of $100.
According to the EFCC, the fraudsters were arrested in Kaduna following…
