Poly Student Convicted
Poly Student Convicted for $1,500 Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zone
on Wednesday October 2, 2019 secured the conviction of one Josephat
Ani before Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court, Enugu .
He was prosecuted on a one count charge bordering on impersonation
and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of $1500.
Ani was arrest on September 2, 2019 based on information linking
him into to identity theft, impersonation and defrauding
unsuspecting victims of their money.
He was arraigned on September 30, 2019 on one count charge. The
charge reads, ”that you Josephat Ani sometime in 2019 in Enugu,
within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to
defraud impersonated one General Nelson Moore of United States
International Leave Board, Syria Peace Keeping Office: and under
the guise gained advantage for yourself by obtaining the sum of One
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars($1,500) from one Cindy Sullivan: and
thereby committed an offence contrary to section 22(3)(a) of the
CYBERCRIMES (PROHIBITION ,PREVENTION,ETC)ACT,2015 and punishable
under section 22(4) of the same Act.
Ani pleaded guilty to the charge. The prosecution counsel Eunice
Vou Dalyop prayed the court to convict the accused as charged.
The defendant’s counsel J.C Ene pleaded with the court to temper
justice with mercy as the accused was a first time offender, a
student studying at the Covenant Polytechnic, Aba. He added that
Ani was remorseful.
The judge consequently convicted Ani and sentenced him to one
month imprisonment starting from the date of his arrest. He is also
to forfeit to the Federal Government, a HP Laptop with serial
Number CNU1392YNN, and an iphone 7 with IMEI number 3533230716015.
The .items are to be sold and the proceeds paid into the
Consolidated Revenue Fund while the $1500 shall be paid back to the
victim Cindy Sullivan.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
3 October, 2019