The convicts are Aguoha Ujunwa, Samson Ebuzoeme, Iwuji Kelechi John Kennedy, Onyeanu Kinsley, Emmanuel Udo, Mmesoma Emmanuel, Prosper Chizaram Ugochukwu, Chima Chibuike Kingsley, Nzeadi Chika Camillus, Nwaugu Nzubechi Bethel.
Others are Opara Ikenna Christopher, Chindorom Gideoan Ehimere, Okoroafor Samuel and Obaa Emeka Ama, Osinachi Goodness Nwokore, Smart Clinton Onyinyoma, Iheanacho Ikenna, Chinonso Henry Ogu and Anyanwu Foxby.Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, said this in a statement. The one-count charge read: “That you Prosper Chizaram Ugochukwu sometime in 2022 at Enugu, Enugu State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently cloned 20 different Facebook accounts of various unsuspecting individuals without their consent then used same accounts with intent to defraud other individuals and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 of the Cybercrime Act 2015 and punishable under Section 22 of the same Act.
Seventeen of the nineteen suspects pleaded guilty to the charges preferred against them, and were subsequently sentenced to one year imprisonment each, with an option of fine of N1,000, 000 each, except for Nzeadi Chika Camillus who was given a fine of One Hundred Thousand Naira because he had forfeited a Lexus RX350 car, a proceed of the crime worth N4700,000 . The convicts are also to forfeit the gadgets used in committing the crime to the Federal Government.
However, two other suspects, Aguoha Ujunwa and Smart Clinton Onyinyoma, pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against them, prompting the Judge to set their bail term at N5,000,000 each with two sureties in like sum.Related Topics:
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
In which Enugu and which court? A state were the governor has been sleeping since Sunday till now, are you people ok ni
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