Justices R.M Aikawa and A. Isiaka on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 convicted and sentenced five internet fraudsters to prison in Kaduna.
Justice Aikawa of the Federal High Court Kaduna sentenced and convicted the trio of Molwat Terah Sati, Zumshak Paul Wankof and Chidi Tochukwu Emmanuel, while Abraham Daniel (a.k.a Eric Wallace) and Amos Wisdom (a.k.a Laura Lute) were convicted by Justice Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court.
The road to jail began for Sati, Wankof and Emmanuel when they were arrested in Jos, Plateau State, while that of Daniel and Wisdom began after they were picked up in Kaduna metropolis, following credible intelligence on their fraudulent internet activities.
All the convicts were prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on one-count separate charges, bordering on internet crimes.
They all pleaded “guilty” to their respective charges, prompting prosecution counsel M.J Argungu and M.Lawal to urge the courts to convict and sentence them accordingly.
Justices Aikawa convicted and sentenced Emmanuel to seven years imprisonment or a fine of N400,000, while he handed Wankof three years imprisonment or a fine of N450,000.00.
He also forfeited $200 to the federal government, while Sati got three years imprisonment or a fine of N400,000.
Similarly, Justice Isiaka convicted and sentenced Daniel to three years imprisonment or a fine of N150,000.00, and sentenced Wisdom to five years imprisonment or a fine of N 300,000.
Additionally, Wisdom is to restituted the sum of N2.3 million to the victim.
All the convicts forfeited their phones, being the tools of their crimes to the federal government.