Saturday, November 9, 2024 - Seven fraudsters have been jailed after being arrested by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The seven suspects were convicted by Justices R.M.Aikawa and Hauwa'u
Buhari of the Federal High Court, Kaduna and Justice A. Isiaka of the State
High Court.
The convicts are: Agbecha Fanem Samson (a.k.a Michelle Pfeiffer),
Shamsudeen Abdulkarim Alubankudi, (a.k.a. Keren Adler), Paul Bukar Wadai
(a.k.a. Odd Murphy), Onomza Emmanuel Gwamna (a.k.a. Dave Owen), Godswill Victor
Effiong, Esogban Godtemple (a.k.a Lahm Moses and Odeyale Victor (a.k.a Candice
Weiss).
They were prosecuted on separate one-count charge, bordering on
money laundering, impersonation and cybercrime.
The charge against Samson reads: “That you Agbecha Fanem Samson
(a.k.a Michelle Pfeiffer) sometime between March and August, 2024 in Kaduna
within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, retained the total sum of
N20,554,781.84 (Twenty Million, Five Hundred and Fifty Four Thousand, Seven
Hundred and Eighty One Naira and Eighty four Kobo) only from one Johnson Aka
Wolfman (a United States of America Citizen) which funds you knew form part of
the proceeds of an unlawful act, and thereby committed money laundering an
offence contrary to Section 18 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition)
Act, 2022 and punishable under Section 18(3) of the same Act.”
That of Alubankudi reads: “That you, Shamsudeen Abdulkarim
Alubankudi, (a.k.a. Keren Adler), male, sometimes in 2024 at Zaria, within the
jurisdiction of this honourable court, falsely represented yourself as Keren
Adler; an FBI undercover agent, duly Certified Ethical White-Hat Hacker and a
scam recovery agent on 'facebook' (an online social media application) and in
such assumed character cheated one Charlene Landrum who lives in Albany, Oregon
United States of America of the sum of $301.00USD (Three Hundred and One United
States Dollars) and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 308 of the
Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017 and punishable under Section 309 of the same
Law.”
They all pleaded “guilty” to their charges, prompting prosecution
counsel, M.E. Eimonye and M.J Argungu to pray the courts to convict and
sentence them accordingly.
Victor and Gwamna were sentenced to two
years imprisonment respectively with an option to pay a fine of N600,000.00
each. Effiong and Alubankudi were sentenced to three years imprisonment each with an
option to pay a fine of N700,000.00
(Seven Hundred Thousand Naira) and N500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand
Naira) respectively. Samson and Godtemple were sentenced to five years
imprisonment each with an option to pay a fine of N500,000.00 (Five Hundred
Thousand Naira) and 600,000.00 (Six Hundred Thousand Naira) respectively.
And Wadai was sentenced to seven years imprisonment or to pay a fine of
N700,000.00 00 (Seven Hundred Thousand Naira). In addition to their prison
terms, they forfeited their phones and a computer, being tools of their crimes
to the federal government. Also forfeited was a Lexus car and proceeds of crime
traced to their bank accounts.
The convicts were arrested in Minna, Niger State following credible
intelligence on their fraudulent internet activities.
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