Twelve students were on Tuesday, convicted by a Federal High Court in Enugu, on charges bordering on forgery, impersonation and obtaining money from unsuspecting foreign nationals under false pretenses.
They were prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on separate one-count charge at the court presided by Justice I.M Buba, according to Wilson Uwujaren, spokesperson for the anti-graft agency.https://scudnewsng.com
The charge preferred against one of the defendants reads, “that you Mbanugo Ifeanyi on or about the 10th Day of March 2021 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court fraudulently impersonated on Ornale Sylvestermanda and Venita, through a fake Telegram account, with intent to obtain money from unsuspecting foreign nationals and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22(3) (a)(b) of the Cybercrimes Prohibition, Prevention ,Etc) Act,2015 and punishable under section 22 (4) of the same Act”.
The convicts, Izuchukwu Chukwuemeka Goodness,Okechukwu Ifeanyichukwu, Nwabueze Ifeanyi,Egbo Chijioke Gerrard, Ekene Oputa,Iloegbunam Justine, Edeh Chukwuebuka Michael, Edeh Izuchukwu Dominic, Iloegbunam Paschal Onyeka, Ogu Chukwuebuka Kingsley, Mbanugo Ifeanyi and Edeh Emmanuel pleaded guilty to the charge.
Justice Buba convicted and sentenced the students to two years imprisonment with an option of N1million fine each.
