The Federal High Court,l sitting in Kaduna, has sentenced two internet fraudsters to different prison terms for cybercrime, impersonation, and money laundering.
Olayinka Abdulraheem Saidu known as Lily Bright and Adams Shedrack known as Kellie Hamza, were sentenced by Justice R.M. Aikawa.
The duo were prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on separate one-count charges related to defrauding foreign nationals via online schemes.
Saidu was convicted for fraudulently obtaining $100 from a U.S. citizen, Chad Beatty, in 2022.
He laundered the money knowing it was proceeds of unlawful activity.
His crime violates Section 18(2)(B) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, and is punishable under Section 18(3) of the same Act.
Saidu was sentenced to five years imprisonment or given the option to pay a ₦700,000 fine.
Shedrack was convicted of impersonating a German national, Hamza Topchvev, on Facebook.
Through this, he defrauded another person of $200 in September 2024.
His actions contravened Section 22(2)(B)(ii) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015, punishable under Subsection 22(2)(b)(iv).
Shedrack received a two-year prison sentence or the option of a ₦500,000 fine.
In addition, both convicts were ordered to forfeit the devices used in their fraudulent activities to the federal government.
The two were arrested in Minna, Niger State, after the EFCC received intelligence reports on their cybercrime operations.
This case further shows EFCC’s ongoing efforts to clamp down on cybercriminals and enforce strict penalties under Nigeria’s anti-money laundering and cybercrime laws.
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