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Justices Emeka Nwite and A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, have convicted and sentenced five internet fraudsters to different jail terms.
The convicts: Adakole Williams Joseph, Amuta Michael Ochube, Achir David Teryima, Dahiru Umar Usman and Onah Victor Onah, were jailed on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 13 and 14, 2022 respectively. While Joseph, Ochube, Teryima and Usman were convicted by Justice Nwite, Onah was jailed by Justice Mohammed.
They were convicted , after pleading guilty to one-count separate charge bordering on criminal impersonation and Point of sale, POS, fraud, upon being arraigned by the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
