The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned 40-year-old Jehu Kwasu for allegedly impersonating a former Primate of the Anglican Communion, Nicholas Okoh, and three others.
The accused persons were charged to the Federal Capital Territory High Court 32, Apo, Abuja, for allegedly defrauding some prominent and influential Nigerians of N30.4million.
Other members of the cybercrime syndicate include,Etubi Aliyu, Abdulrahman Muazu, and Usman Abdulaziz.
In the charge brought before Justice C. Oba, the ICPC accused the quartet of impersonating Okoh by faking his Facebook account bearing his picture and name; and using the same account to defraud unsuspecting members of the public by raising funds to purportedly bring home from abroad the corpse of the former primate’s deceased brother.
The court was also informed of how the accused persons used their bank accounts and that of some of their friends to perpetuate the fraud.
According to a statement by the ICPC spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, yesterday, titled, ‘ICPC arraigns impersonator of ex-Primate of Anglican Communion, others over N30.4million fraud’, the accused were alleged to have also used some of their accomplices as fronts to withdraw part of the N30.4million paid into their accounts as well as transfer some money to other accounts specifically opened for their illicit transaction.
It said, “The defendants were also accused of using falsified National Identity cards to open…
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