Two Internet Fraudsters Jailed Six Months in Abuja
The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Abuja Zonal Command today, March 8, 2023
arraigned the duo of Ogbonna Clinton and Ezurumike Precious before Justice C.O
Agashieze of the FCT High Court, Lugbe Abuja for their alleged involvement in internet fraud.
Ogbonna, sometime in
2022 impersonated one Engr. Charles Aat Khaha on a social media platform to
obtain the sum of $2,200 (Two Thousand Two Hundred Dollars Only) from one Kim
Le, a Chinese citizen.
Ezurumike on the other
hand assumed the role of a picker and seller of gift cards which he got from a
syndicate of fraudsters and benefitted the sum of N1, 326,000 (One Million
Three Hundred and Twenty Six Thousand Naira Only).
They both pleaded
guilty when their charges were read to them.
Justice Agashieze
convicted and sentenced them to 6 months in prison without an option of fine.
Ogbonna who had earlier
restituted $1,200 (One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars Only) is to forfeit his HP
laptop to the Federal Government, while Ezurumike is also to forfeit his 2
phones, three laptops and N150, 000 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira Only)
to the Federal Government.
Ogbonna Clinton and Ezurumike Precious
