34 Yahoo Yahoo Boys Sentenced To Jail By High Court

October 29th, 2024



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34 Yahoo Yahoo Boys Sentenced To Jail By High Court

Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has convicted and sentenced 34 internet fraudsters to various jail terms.

The convicts are:

Kelly Maduabuchi Muonagu, Nwokwu Chibuike Valerian, Chinonso Stanley Boniface, Nnamani Makuo Paschal, Ifeanyi Aju Kingsley, Kalu Odeghe Olu, Ikenna Onyebor Maxwell, Fimber Chinedu Ifewuka, Ekeh Callistus Uche, David Chibuike, Chidera Emmanuel Eze, Eberechukwu John Amuka, Okafor Nelson Chinedu, Opara Ifeanyi Nathaniel, Joel Chukwuemeka Amechi, Nnazoba Daniel Ekene, Ikechukwu Prince Gerald, Shedrack Chibueze Ngene and Darlington Odom Oruta.

Others include: Ifeanyi Celestine Akunwafor, Chinagorom Ifeanyi Destiny, Nwaugo Ifesinachi Paul, Somtochukwu Peter Ogbuefi, Emesurum Chinedu Stanley, Innocent Ikegbunem, Chidiukor Nnamani, Emmanuel Johnson Nwafor, Amuche Solomon Christopher, Ifeanyi Blessed Ikechineke, Eze John Ekene, Akubuogu Henry Kizito, Nwokeji Cosmas Uche, Eze Victor Chigadi and Egah Onyedikachi

They were prosecuted on one-count separate charges bordering on fraudulent impersonation, possession of proceeds of crime and obtaining by false pretence.

The charge against Kingsley reads,

“That you, Ifeanyi Aju Kingsley, sometime in October 2024, at Onitsha, Anambra State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently impersonated Erica Clark, a foreign national by means of your HP Elite book 820G3 with serial number 5CG7201TP6 via a fake Facebook account with intent to gain advantage for yourself from unsuspecting foreign nationals and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) (i) and (ii) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc) Act, 2024 as amended and punishable under Section 22 (2) (b) (iv) of the same Act”.

The charge against Olu reads,

“That you, Kalu Odeghe Olu, sometime in October 2024, at Onitsha, Anambra State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently presented yourself as a foreign shipping agent, by means of your Infinix Smart 5 via a fake email account with intent to gain advantage for yourself from unsuspecting foreign nationals and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) (i) and (ii) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2024 as amended and punishable under Section 22 (2) (b) (IV) of the same Act”.

The convicts pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them separately.

34 Yahoo Yahoo Boys Sentenced To Jail By High Court

In a recent court proceeding, prosecution counsel Raymond Edozie urged the court to convict and impose an appropriate sentence on the defendants. The pleas for leniency came from defense counsel Benard Okeke, James Nwatarali, and Ifeanyi Odoh, who argued that the convicts showed genuine remorse for their actions.

After considering arguments from both sides, Justice Anyadike delivered a verdict sentencing each of the convicts to eight months of imprisonment, with an option to pay a fine of N70,000 (Seventy Thousand Naira). However, two of the convicts, Valerian and Boniface, received a different sentence of two months of community service, which will be supervised by the Deputy Court Registrar.

Additionally, the judge ordered that mobile phones and laptops seized from the convicts be auctioned, with the proceeds directed into the Single Treasury Account of the Federation. The convicts were apprehended on October 11, 2024, in various locations in Onitsha, Anambra State, for internet-related crimes. Investigations revealed that some of the defendants specialized in impersonating foreign shipping agents using multiple fake email addresses, while others employed deceptive tactics to scam vulnerable women abroad.



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