The defendants are: Kelvin Audu, Kelly Iboyi, Rukeme Ejechi, Onyeka Okafor, Tunde Adeyemi, Chijioke Chinaka, Elvis Ikechukwu, Oghenemaro Ojike and Favour Ebebe.
They were arraigned on separate charges, bordering on internet fraud, popularly known as “yahoo yahoo’’.inducing their victims, who are mostly foreigners, via the internet and fraudulently extorting money from them. EFCC said that most of these offences were committed in 2019 in Abuja and that the offences contravened Sections 95, 320, 322 and 324 of the Penal Code.The EFCC prayed the court to sentence and convict the defendants, based on the plea bargain entered and signed by them.
The Judge, Justice Mohammed Idris, after listening to the EFCC lawyers and the defence lawyers, fixed various dates for sentencing.
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