On November 3, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja Zonal Command, successfully obtained Emmanuel Adeyi’s conviction for an internet fraud allegation before Justice I. Mohammed of the FCT High Court Gwagwalada-Abuja.
The one count charge indicates that Adeyi committed the offence sometime in 2021 at Abuja when he “pretended to be a white woman named Sally, a prostitute who resides in the United States of America through your Reddit application, and under the assumed character obtained the sum of $600 (Six Hundred United States Dollars) from your victims, committed the offence of cheating by personation.” The offence is contrary to Section 321 of the Penal Code Law (Cap. 89 Laws of Northern Nigeria) and punishable under Section 324 of the same Law.
The defendant pleaded guilty after hearing the accusation read to him. Justice Mohammed found Adeyi guilty and gave him a three-month community service sentence along with a N30,000 fine (Thirty Thousand Naira). He must also relinquish his iPhone 12 Pro Max to the federal government.
