Court Jails Five Internet Fraudsters in Calabar, Uyo

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Justices Ijeoma Ojukwu and Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, and Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, have convicted and sentenced five internet fraudsters to various jail terms.

The convicts: Mmabuchi Anthony Chinaemerem, John Bassey Akpan, Eneji Matthew Ngaji, Louis Samuel Akanimoh and Uchenna Ibekwe, were jailed on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 and Tuesday, October 4, 2022 respectively, for fraudulent impersonation and obtaining by false pretence.

While Chinaemerem, Akpan and Ngaji were convicted by Justice Ojukwu, Akanimoh and Ibekwe were jailed by Justice Okeke.

They were all convicted after pleading guilty to one-count separate charge, when arraigned by the Uyo Zonal Command of the EFCC.

 

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