Three internet scammers sentenced in Abuja

Three internet scammers sentenced in Abuja

Abuja District EFCC Economic Fraud Commission successfully apprehended a person named Ahuakagha Obiajulum Alex on Thursday, July 13, 2023. He was charged before Judge V.C. Kuje-Abuja was charged with one count by the FCT High Court.

The charges against him state that “sometime in 2020, Ahuakagha Obiajulum Alex, in Abuja, under the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, harassed Judith, a citizen of the United States, thereby committing fraud.” Paying you two thousand dollars in the name of being in love with her, which you know to be a lie, and which you have committed in violation of Section 320(a) of the Penal Code and its punishment. Section 321 of this Act”.

He admitted the charges against him.
After filing the case in court, Judge Gabbah sentenced Awakaga to one year in jail and fined 200,000 naira (two hundred naira). He will pay $500 (five hundred dollars) as a ransom.

Likewise, Justice A.I. Akobi of the Abuja High Court in Guavallada, Abuja, sentenced Victor Ajini after pleading guilty.

Agene’s charge states: “You, Victor Agene, sometime in 2023, in Abuja, under the jurisdiction of this Court of Honor, when you claimed to be a seller of stunning photos and created an Instagram account called “Juicy Kat” You personally committed fraud when you received $200 (Two Hundred Dollars) from a Christian citizen of the United States of America knowing that the fact was false, and you have therefore violated the Penal Code, Offenses under Section 321 of the Laws of the United States of America (Abuja).), 1990, and punishable under Section 324 of the Act.

Judge Akobi sentenced Agene to six months in jail or fined N50,000 (fifty thousand naira). Judge Akobi also ruled that the $200 — the proceeds of crime and his iPhone Pro Max — should be sold to federal funds.

Additionally, internet scammer Anthony Stanley pleaded guilty to one count of attempted fraud when he set up a Facebook account named Kelvin Adiole to scam unsuspecting users.

Judge I. Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja found Anthony guilty and sentenced him to one year’s imprisonment with an option to fine N300,000 (three thousand naira) to N300,000.

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