Justice R.M Aikawa of Federal High Court, sitting
in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced one Tisan Shedrack
Jerry (a.k.a. Alice Dante) for fraud.
He was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate
of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a one-ount charge
bordering on impersonation and cybercrime.
The charge against
him reads: “That you, Tisan Shedrack Jerry (A.K.A. Alice Dante) on or
about the 7th of September, 2024 in Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this
honourable court, fraudulently impersonated one Alice Dante (a white woman) via
Facebook platform, wherein you obtained the total sum of $90 USD and you
thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (2)(b)ii) of the Cybercrime
(Prohibition, Prevention E.t.c) Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 22 (3)
of the same Act.”
He pleaded “guilty” when the charge was read
to him, prompting the prosecution counsel, F.A.I Asemebo to urge the court to
convict and sentence him accordingly.
Justice Aikawa afterwards convicted and sentenced
him to two years imprisonment or to pay a fine of
N700,000.00 (Seven Hundred Thousand Naira). In addition to his prison
term, he forfeited the sum of $90, being the proceeds of his crime
and an Infinix Note 7 Lite phone with IMEI No:353699987654326,
being the tool of his crime to the federal government.
Jerry was arrested alongside other members of
his internet fraud syndicate in an intelligence-driven raid
on their hideout in Kaduna sometime this
year. Exhibits traced to him proved that he was in the business
of defrauding his unsuspecting victims through assumed identities on
the internet.
Comments:
Leave a Reply