Jail Terms for Internet
Jail Terms for Internet and ATM Fraudsters
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal
Office, on January 22, 2019, secured the conviction of Temitope
Alani Teslim, for Internet fraud.
Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special Offences Court sitting in
Ikeja, Lagos convicted him for the offence bordering on possession
of fraudulent documents.
He was arrested by officers of the Nigeria Army Corps of
Military Police on May 16, 2018 around Ogba, Lagos and was
subsequently handed over to the EFCC.
During investigation, he wrote three statements, in which he
confessed that he was into dating scam.
He was re-arraigned today on an amended 22-count charge
bordering on possession of fraudulent documents.
One of the counts reads: “That you, Temitope Alani Teslim (aka
Hannah Ciar), on or about the 25th of June 2018 at Lagos, within
the Ikeja judicial division, had in your possession a document
titled ‘My Discussion With Stevieboy66’, wherein you represented
yourself as a white female, Hannah Ciar, to one Stevieboy66,
thereby containing pretence which you knew to be false.”
Count two reads: “That you, Temitope Alani Teslim (aka Hannah
Ciar), on or about the 25th of June 2018 at Lagos, within the Ikeja
judicial division, had in your possession a document titled ‘Happy
Hump Day’ containing pretence which you knew to be false.”
He pleaded “guilty” to the charges.
The prosecuting counsel, Bilikisu Buhari, told the court that
the defendant had entered a plea bargain with the EFCC.
After hearing the terms of agreement reached by the prosecution
and defence, the trial judge convicted him accordingly, and
sentenced him to one year and four months in prison.
Judge Solebo also ordered the forfeiture of an iPhone 7, a
silver Acer Chrome and battery power pack, which he used “as the
instrumentality of fraud” to the Federal Government.
Tony Orilade
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity
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Man Bags One Year Jail Term for ATM Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Gombe Zonal
Office, has secured the conviction of one Isah Amir Muhammad for a
one-count charge bordering on stealing.
Amir was arraigned on January 23, 2019 before Justice Abubakar
Jauro of the Gombe State High Court, for defrauding one Naomi
Ezekiel.
Ezekiel, who petitioned the EFCC, alleged that sometime in March
2018, at an ATM point belonging to a branch of First Bank Nigeria
Plc in Gombe, Amir had volunteered to assist her, when unknown to
her, he swapped her ATM card for another, and used it to transfer
N293, 000 from her account to his.
The count reads: “That you, Isah Amir Muhammad, sometimes in
March 2018, at Gombe, Gombe State within the Jurisdiction of this
Honorable Court, dishonestly took property (money) to the tune of
N293, 000 from one Naomi Lewis Ezekiel without her consent and
thereby committed an offence contrary to the provisions of section
286 (1) of the Penal Code and punishable under Section 287 of the
same Law”.
He pleaded “guilty” to the charge.
In view of his guilty plea, prosecuting counsel, A.Y. Muntaka,
urged the court to convict and sentence him accordingly.
After considering the plea of the defence, Justice Jauro
convicted and sentenced him to one year in prison, with an option
of N100, 000 as fine.
Tony Orilade
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity