{"id":122065,"date":"2024-06-22T22:15:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T21:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/efcc-secures-conviction-of-8-internet-fraudsters-in-uyo"},"modified":"2024-06-23T00:26:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T23:26:48","slug":"efcc-secures-conviction-of-8-internet-fraudsters-in-uyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/efcc-secures-conviction-of-8-internet-fraudsters-in-uyo","title":{"rendered":"EFCC secures conviction of 8 internet fraudsters in Uyo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Uyo Zonal Command, said it has secured the conviction of eight internet fraudsters in the State.<\/p>\n

A statement by EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Saturday, said they were convicted by Justice Rosemary Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court, Calabar, Cross River State.<\/p>\n

The convicts are: Abasiofon Daniel Essien also known as Jason Momoa, Gideon Junior, Edikan Ubong, Harrison Chiemelie, Ndifereke Umoh, Christopher Promise, Effiong Wisdom and Godswill Nsikan.<\/p>\n

The statement explained that they were prosecuted on two-count separate charges that bordered on criminal impersonation, identity theft and obtaining by false pretence.<\/p>\n

According to the statement, One of the charges against Essien reads: \u201cThat you, Abasiofon Daniel Essien (aka Jason Momoa) sometime in 2023, in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this Honorable court did take possession of $300 (Three Hundred US dollars) intentionally, knowing that the money formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful act to wit: Identity theft and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022 and punishable under the Section 18 (3) of the same Act.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of Wisdom\u2019s charges reads: \u201cThat you, Effiong Wisdom \u201cM\u201d (aka Pamela Randy) sometime in November 2023, in Nigeria, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court did fraudulently present yourself as Pamela Randy to Michael Moore on the social media platform: Facebook\/Instagram with intent to gain advantage for yourself did take possession of the sum of $170 (One Hundred and Seventy United States Dollars) knowing that the money formed part of the proceed of an unlawful act to wit: impersonation thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition and Prevention) Act 2022 and punishable under Section 18 (3) of the same Act.\u201d<\/p>\n

The accused persons all pleaded guilty to their charges when they were read to them following which prosecution counsel, Khamis Mahmud tendered their confessional statements and incriminating contents of their mobile phones to the court as evidence and urged the court to convict and sentence them accordingly.<\/p>\n

The judge convicted and sentenced them to two years jail each.<\/p>\n

\u201cUmoh, Promise, Chiemelie and Nsikan were given an option to pay a fine of N2 million each (Two Million Naira). Junior, Essien and Ubong were given N1.5 million (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira) option of fine, while Wisdom was given N1,000,000 (One Million Naira) option of fine.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition, Essien, Junior, Ubong and Chiemelie are to restitute $100, $300, $170 and N140,000.00 respectively to their victims, while Umoh, Promise, Wisdom and Nsikan will restitute $70, $140, N100,000.00 and Nsikan $50 respectively to their victims.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe convicts also forfeited their phones which the court described as tools to their crimes to government.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Uyo Zonal Command, said it has secured the conviction of eight internet fraudsters in the State. A statement by EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Saturday, said they were convicted by Justice Rosemary Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court, Calabar, Cross River State. 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