Two internet scammers have bagged two years imprisonment and ordered to return $12,000 to their victim in Hong Kong.
Two internet fraudsters, Igho Agbana and Eloho Anthony have been
arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before
Justice Shittu Abubakar of the Federal High Court in Warri, Delta
State. Justice Shittu Abubakar sentenced the convicts to two years
imprisonment without an option of a fine on each of the counts.
The two were also ordered to return the sum of $12,000 to their victim in Hong Kong.
Making this known, EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren disclosed this in a statement which reads:
“the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), had petitioned the EFCC in
June 2013, on behalf of the victim, accusing Agbana and Anthony of
engaging in fraudulent activities.
"They conspired and uttered a forged Federal Republic of
Nigeria driver’s licence with the name Prital S. Atwal, and used it to
open accounts with a branch of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) 1 located
at 34B Allen Drive, Kosini, Warri, Delta State, to defraud their
victim.”
A look into the charge sheet reveals that committed the offence on the 4th of April 2013, at Warri, Delta State.
In a related development, two suspected members of a syndicate,
Arinze i-Ihekwo and Chinemelu Utaku involved in Internet fraud have been
arrested by the EFCC and arraigned on a 13-count charge of internet
fraud, email hacking and obtaining money by false pretense.
The duo were arraigned before a Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State.
Hearing on the matter continues.
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