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3 Internet Fraudsters Convicted in Kano

Three Internet Fraudsters have been convicted in an high court in Kano State.

The Kano State Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, has secured the conviction of the suspects, identified as Mojeeb Olayemi and Afonja Mujeeb Adewale, and Paul Kelvin were presented before Justice Musa Danladi of the Katsina State High Court, Katsina for impersonation and cheating.

The convicts, were prosecuted on a one-count charge while Paul Kelvin Alfred was charged with two counts of fraud. The convicts pleaded guilty to their respective offenses.

Counsel for the prosecution, Mohammed Gambo asked the court to convict each of them accordingly. Counsel to the convicts, N. I Abdallah, M. T Steven and A. Yusuf all pleaded for leniency on behalf of their clients.

‘Consequently, Justice Danladi convicted and sentenced Kelvin to three months imprisonment on each of the two counts with an option of a N50, 000 (Fifty Thousand Naira Only) fine.

The sentence is to run consecutively while his iPhone 11 Pro and Infinix were ordered forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Mojeeb on the other hand was sentenced to two months imprisonment, or to pay a fine of N20, 000 (Twenty Thousand Naira Only). He is also to forfeit the instruments he used in committing the crime which are an iPhone and Gionee mobile devices.

The court equally sentenced Afonja Mujeeb Adewale to three months in prison with option of N50, 000 (Fifty Thousands Naira Only) fine.

The court further ordered that Afonja restitute his victim the sum of $585 (Five Hundred and Eighty-Five Dollars) and forfeit his iPhone 11 Pro to the Federal Government of Nigeria.”a statement by the commission reads in part.

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