Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday sentenced two internet fraudsters, Emmanuel Nwanze and Omogbe Justice, to two years’ imprisonment each for cyber-related offences.
The convicts were arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on separate one-count charges involving impersonation and money laundering. Both pleaded guilty to their respective charges.
The charge against Emmanuel Nwanze read:
“That you EMMANUEL NWANZE (Male), adult, sometime in July, 2025, in Ayobola Daodu Street, Sangotedo, Lagos State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently impersonated one Julienne Grundy by holding yourself out as such on your Instagram application with intent to gain advantage for yourself and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 22(2)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015.”
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For his offence, Nwanze was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment with an option of a ₦50,000 fine.
Similarly, Omogbe Justice was charged as follows:
“That you OMOGBE JUSTICE, aka JULIENNE GRUNDY on or about the 8th day of July, 2025, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, without lawful authority, engaged in the disguise of the true source of the aggregate sum of $550 (five hundred and fifty United States Dollars), which sum you knew to be proceeds of criminal conduct and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 18 (1)(d) and punishable under Section 18(2) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment, etc) Act, 2004.”
Justice was also sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, with an option of a ₦100,000 fine. Additionally, he made restitution of ₦300,000.
The court further ordered the forfeiture of the convicts’ mobile devices to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
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