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Crime & Punishment of Friday, 4 December 2020

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Internet fraudster jailed two years in Enugu

File photo: Ojike Maduabuchi File photo: Ojike Maduabuchi

A Federal High Court in Enugu on Thursday sentenced an Internet fraudster, Ojike Maduabuchi, to two years’ imprisonment for obtaining money under false pretences.

Maduabuchi was arraigned on one count of criminal impersonation before Justice I.N. Buba by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Following the plea of the convict, the prosecutor, Mainforce Ekwu, urged the court to convict and sentence him accordingly.

According to the EFCC, Maduabuchi impersonated foreign nationals on his Whatsapp account and Thai mobile app to obtain money from unsuspecting Asian women.

Following Maduabuchi’s plea, Justice Buba sentenced him to two years’ imprisonment with an option of N200,000 fine.

The charge read, “That you, Ojike Odiwe Maduabuchi, sometime in September 2020 in Enugu, Enugu State, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, impersonated one Michael Scott, an American citizen on your Whatsapp account and Thai Friendly application, with intent to obtain money from unsuspecting Asian women by false pretence, punishable under Section 22(4) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition Prevention) Act 2015.”