Justice M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State has convicted and sentenced Kelvin Ifeanyi Aneke and Leonard Emmanuel Osaretin to prison for fraud.
They were arraigned on a separate one-count charge of unlawful possession of fraudulent documents by the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
They were arrested based on intelligence received regarding their nefarious activities.
During investigations, Aneke, 23, was discovered to have impersonated Calvin Hills, an American national, to defraud unsuspecting victims.
On his part, Osaretin 25, is into romance scam as he created a fictitious female Instagram account with the name anaroberts 2221 to defraud unsuspecting victims.
Upon arraignment, the defendants pleaded guilty to their respective charges, prompting the prosecution counsel, K.Y Bello to ask the court to convict and sentence them accordingly.
However, counsel to the defendants pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy as the defendants were first-time offenders.
Justice Itsueli convicted and sentenced the duo to three years imprisonment with an option of N200,000 fine.
In addition, they are to forfeit their phones and balance in their bank accounts, being proceeds of crime, to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
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