Justice Lateef Lawal Akapo of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja today convicted 19-year old secondary school leaver, Tobechukwu Igbokwe and sentenced him to 37 years imprisonment for defrauding an American, thr sum of $40million in an inheritance scam.
Tobechukwu was arraigned before the court on a 12- count charge bordering on forgery, conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretences.
Justice Akapo found him guilty on all 12-counts and sentenced him accordingly. He was sentenced to 7 years on counts 1-8; 8years on count 9; 7years on count 10, 8years on count 11 and 7 years on count 12, making a cumulative of 37years imprisonment.
The sentence is to run concurrently with effect from October 28, 2013.
The court also ordered Tobechukwu to return the $40million as a restitution to the victim and forfeit a Toyota Corolla car, which is a proceed of the crime, to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Tobechukwu was arraigned on Monday, October 28, 2013 and pleaded not guilty to the 12-count charges pressed against him. He later changed his plea to “guilty” and was convicted by Justice Akapo accordingly.
Before the conviction, the prosecuting counsel, Kayode Oni tendered various exhibits before the court which were all admitted and marked as such. However, defence counsel, D. A. Omougbai prayed the court to temper justice with mercy, since Igbokwe has shown enough remorse for the offences he committed. Tobechukwu Igbokwe (Alias David Prince) and his accomplice, Ifeanyi Obi were alleged to have duped an American: M. Silva, the sum of $40million in an inheritance scam.
Silva was made to believe that Igbokwe and his accomplice had a huge inheritance which they wanted to move to a foreign account for safe-keeping. The victim was asked to send money to “process” the transfer and in the process, he wired $40m in several installments through Western Union to Igbokwe. Igbokwe also confessed that he had duped other foreigners. Some of them are: T. Bedwell, $6,000 and R. Hunt $15,000.
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Posted: at 16-03-2016 09:33 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
dynasty4all at 16-03-2016 10:44 PM (9 years ago) (m)
WHEN DID NIGERIA STARTED GIVING LONG SENTENCES? UNCIRCUMCISED YORUBA LAWYER AGAIN. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YORUBAS WHEN THEY SEE IGBOS? 37 YRS? YORUBAS WILL ALWAYS BE YORUBAS, GIVE US BIAFRA NOW. OBJ & TINUBU THAT STOLE BILLIONS ARE MOVING FREELY
Posted: at 16-03-2016 10:44 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
showskill at 17-03-2016 01:46 AM (9 years ago) (m)
IF NIGERIA COURT CAN JAIL THIS WISE USEFUL SMART N YOUNG HANDSOME BOY TO 37 YRS IN JAIL, HOW MAY YRS DID WANT TO JAIL SAMBO DASUKI N CO. DIS 9JA GOVT IS FCKING ASS !!!!!!
Posted: at 17-03-2016 01:46 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
WHEN DID NIGERIA STARTED GIVING LONG SENTENCES? UNCIRCUMCISED YORUBA LAWYER AGAIN. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YORUBAS WHEN THEY SEE IGBOS? 37 YRS? YORUBAS WILL ALWAYS BE YORUBAS, GIVE US BIAFRA NOW. OBJ & TINUBU THAT STOLE BILLIONS ARE MOVING FREELY Politician carry billions of dollars in their various home, toilet, well, drainage, buying houses all over the world with tax payers money and Nigerians oil money, What have you people done to Swiss bank who kept all the stolen money and using it for business! Nigerian lawless politician, Fela have said it long time ago,
Posted: at 17-03-2016 02:57 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
maximanpele at 17-03-2016 04:02 AM (9 years ago) (m)
Nigerians Laws and their foolish sence of reasonings , Somebody that tricks someone who also want to trick him. The storyline here shows that the white woman is also a fraudster. Why give him such harsh setence. But here politicians are stealing from innocent people, yet they walk freely on the street. This sound like pure foolishness to me HOOOHAAA!
Posted: at 17-03-2016 04:02 AM (9 years ago) | Newbie
STORY, 40 MILLION DOLLARS. WHO GAVE THE WOMAN 40 MILLION DOLLARS. ABEG MAKE I HEAR WORD. POSTER, DO U THINK THAT 40 MILLION DOLLARS IS 40 MILLION NAIRA, OR 40 MILLION CFA
Posted: at 17-03-2016 04:35 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
Chericoco at 17-03-2016 06:09 AM (9 years ago) (f)
Quote from: John kennedy on 16-03-2016 10:44 PM
WHEN DID NIGERIA STARTED GIVING LONG SENTENCES? UNCIRCUMCISED YORUBA LAWYER AGAIN. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YORUBAS WHEN THEY SEE IGBOS? 37 YRS? YORUBAS WILL ALWAYS BE YORUBAS, GIVE US BIAFRA NOW. OBJ & TINUBU THAT STOLE BILLIONS ARE MOVING FREELY
He committed the crime and need to face that consequences. According to you he has 3yrs because he's ibo? Nigerians and tribalism.
Posted: at 17-03-2016 06:09 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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