The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has debunked
reports claiming that one Victor Odeh convicted for internet fraud is seven
years old.
The EFCC made this clarification in a statement posted on its
official X handle on Monday. The commission stated that Odeh is 19 and not
seven years old.
The statement read, "The attention of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission has been drawn to some insinuation and contrived
accounts of the conviction of an internet fraudster, Victor Oche Odeh, by
Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on July 21, 2023.
"Odeh, 19, was among five undergraduates convicted and
sentenced to two years imprisonment each, after pleading guilty to a one-count
separate charge bordering on internet fraud.
"The other convicts are Chidebere Stanley Opara (a.k.a.
Avail Hollywood), Manasseh Sefa Ephraim (a.k.a. Felicia_dannyyels),
Chukwukere Obinna Paul (a.k.a. Shaun Lee) and Enyogu Etim Ekpo (a.k.a.
Henry Wilson, Jasdav7)."
The statement also noted that in a statement earlier released
by the commission in July, the ages of all the convicts, including that of Odeh
were not stated, hence the need for the clarification that Odeh is 19 years
old.
It read, "All the false narratives being bandied about
in some section of the social media that he is seven years old should be
ignored. The EFCC did not “parade” the convict, and is not a court of law that
rightfully convicted him.
Credit: X| officialEFCC
