Justice R.M Aikawa of
the Federal High Court, Kaduna has convicted and jailed one Olayinka
Abdulraheem Saidu( a.k.a Lily Bright) and Adams Shedrack (a.k.a Kellie
Hamza) for fraud.
The convicts were
prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC on one-count separate charges, bordering
on impersonation, cybercrime and money laundering.
Saidu’s charge
reads: “That you Olayinka Abdulraheem Saidu (a.k.a Lily Bright)(M)
sometime in 2022 at Minna, Niger State,within the jurisdiction of
this honorable court, with intent to defraud, converted the total sum
of $100.00(One Hundred US Dollars)from one Chad Beatty, living in the
United States of America, which you reasonably ought to have known that
such fund forms part of the proceeds of an unlawful act and thereby committed
an offence contrary to Section 18(2) (B) of the Money Laundering (Prevention
and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable under Section 18(3) of
the same Act.”
That of Shedrack reads:
“That you Adams Shedrack, (a.k.a Kellie Hamza), sometime in
September, 2024 in Minna, within the jurisdiction of this honorable
court, fraudulently impersonated one Hamza Topchvev (a German
citizen) on Facebook, a social media platform and fraudulently
gained advantage for yourself, the total sum of $200 (Two Hundred USD
only) and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section
22(2)(B)(ii) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention
Etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under Subsection 22(2)(b)(iv)
of the same Act.”
They
pleaded “guilty” to the charges when they were read to them,
prompting the prosecution counsel, K.S Ogunlade to pray to the court to
convict and sentence them accordingly.
Justice Aikawa,
afterwards convicted and sentenced, Saidu to five years imprisonment
or to pay a fine of N700,000.00 (Seven Hundred Thousand
Naira) and convicted and sentenced Shedrack got two years
imprisonment or to pay a fine of N500,000.00 (Five Hundred
Thousand Naira). In addition to their prison terms, they
forfeited their communication gadgets, being instruments of their
crimes to the federal government.
Both
convicts were arrested in Minna, Niger State, following
credible intelligence on
their fraudulent internet activities.
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