End of the road has come for three internet fraudsters in Kaduna as the Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured their conviction. The trio of Ojomake Daniel, Collins Haruna and Joseph Otache were earlier arraigned before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on separate one count charges bordering on cybercrime.
The convicts were arrested in separate sting operations at Abuja and Zeecool Hotels Barnawa, Kaduna, following actionable intelligence report on their alleged cyber-fraud related activities which included impersonating foreigners to defraud victims on the internet.
They all pleaded guilty to the charges preferred against them.
The prosecuting counsel, E.K Garba and M.U Gadaka prayed the court to convict them accordingly.
Justice Khobo, convicted and sentenced Daniel and Otache to two years imprisonment with option of fine of N150,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) each, while Haruna bagged two years imprisonment with an option of fine of N 100,000.00 ( One Hundred Thousand Naira).
Daniel is also to forfeit one Techno Camon phone while Haruna is to forfeit an iPhone 12 Pro.
Otache was ordered to forfeit an iPhone 7 together with two Vitafoam mattresses, three sets of living room chairs, one mini office table and chair, one fireman generator, one century gas burner, one standing fan and one 55 inch Hisense television, to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
