Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - Justice Amina Bello of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna State has convicted and sentenced one Zeal Abraham to jail for fraud.
Abraham was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one-count charge that
bordered on impersonation and cheating to the tune of $200 (Two Hundred
Dollars).
The charge reads
"That
you Zeal Abraham ( a.k.a Chris Mitchell)(m), sometime in 2025 at Kaduna within
the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, cheated one Laura Moss of the total
sum of $200 USD (Two Hundred United States Dollars only), when you pretended to
be Chris Mitchell; a musician on 'Zangi' (an online social media application),
which you knew to be false and you thereby committed an offence contrary to
Section 308 of the Kaduna Penal Code Law of 2017 and punishable under Section
309 of the same law."
He pleaded "guilty" following which the
prosecution counsel, M.E Eimonye urged the court to convict and sentence him
accordingly.
Justice Bello, thereafter, convicted and sentenced him to
two years imprisonment or to pay N400,000.00 (Four Hundred Thousand Naira)
fine. In addition, he forfeited a Samsung G9355 mobile phone, being the tool of
his crime and the sum of $200.00USD (Two Hundred United States Dollars), being
the proceeds of his crime to the federal government.
The convict was among those arrested by the Kaduna Zonal
Directorate of the EFCC on Sabo, Post Office Road, following credible
intelligence that exposed their fraudulent internet activities.
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