Court jails seven internet fraudsters in Edo
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction and sentence of seven internet fraudsters before Justice AN Erhabor of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City.
According to a statement by the EFCC on its X.com handle on Friday, the convicts who were prosecuted between November 6 and 7 were Matthew Ebosa, Marvelous Osayenma, Imoniwe Joshua, Michael San, Alvin Osareni, Precious Imoniwe, and Mike Ajufo.
The seven convicts had been arrested by operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC through a sting operation owing to their involvement in fraudulent internet activities.
The charges against them border on obtaining by false pretence, retention of proceeds of crime and possession of fraudulent documents.
The charge against Ebosa read, “That you Johnson Matthew Ebosa (m) on or about the 30th of October, 2024 within the jurisdiction of this honorable court did have in your possession documents which you knew or ought to have known contained false pretence, thereby committed an offense contrary to Section 6 and 8 (b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offenses Act 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.”
