Kaduna Zonal Command of
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction and
sentencing of four internet fraudsters before Justice Hauwa’u Bello of the
Federal High Court.
The convicts, Daspan Eric Domshak, David AwuTanko, Emmanuel Caesar Yakubu, and
Tobi SegunKazeem, were prosecuted and sentenced to various terms of
imprisonment, and they were prosecuted by the Commission, on separate counts
bordering on impersonation, cheating and money laundering.
All the convicts pleaded
guilty to the charge against them, following which prosecution counsel M.E
Eimonye, M. Arumemi, K.Ogunlade and M.U Gadaka urged the court to convict and
sentence them accordingly.
Justice Bello convicted and
sentenced Tanko to two years imprisonment or to pay a fine of Seven Hundred
Thousand Naira, while, KazeemandYakubu bagged four years imprisonment each or
to pay a fine of N900,000.00 (Nine Hundred Thousand Naira respectively, while
Daspan was sentenced to five years imprisonment or to pay a fine of Five
Hundred Thousand Naira.
In addition, the
convicts forfeited their phones, being the tools of their crimes to the federal
government.
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