11 Internet Fraudsters Bag Jail Terms

Fraudsters Bag Jail Terms due to the a significant crackdown on cybercrime, the Federal High Court in Benin City, Edo State, has convicted 11 individuals involved in internet fraud, sentencing them to various prison terms while ordering the forfeiture of valuable items, including smartphones, laptops, and other electronics, used in their criminal activities. The ruling, delivered on February 20, 2025, marks a decisive step in the ongoing efforts to combat online scams and financial fraud that have plagued the region.

The convicted fraudsters, ranging in age from 22 to 38, were found guilty of engaging in various forms of cybercrime, including romance scams, phishing, and identity theft. They were apprehended following coordinated operations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which has intensified its efforts to root out internet fraud, a menace that has become rampant in many parts of Nigeria.

Fraudsters Bag Jail terms

The court proceedings were a culmination of months of diligent investigation and intelligence gathering. According to EFCC officials, the  individuals were part of a larger network of cybercriminals who defrauded unsuspecting victims, both locally and internationally, of millions of naira. The fraudulent activities were conducted through fake social media profiles, deceptive online platforms, and sophisticated hacking schemes.

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The convicts are Izomor Samuel Efe, Nosakhare Bright, Emovon Destiny, Vincent Arogbo, Osarentin Morgan Aduwa, and Osagiede Destiny Oghosa.

Nosakhare Ernest Theophilus, Junior Emmanuel Efe, Osimen Princewill, Obamedo Clinton and David Iyobor complete the 11 convicts.

The defense counsel prayed the court to temper justice with mercy, stating that they have become remorseful for their actions.

“Justice Aziegbemhin convicted and sentenced Izomor Efe and Bright to two years’ imprisonment or to pay N200,000.00 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira) fine, each. Destiny and Arogbo also bagged two years’ imprisonment or a fine of N400,000.00 (Four Hundred Thousand Naira) fine, each. Fraudsters Bag Jail Terms

EFCC : Fraudsters Bag Jail Terms 

“Aduwa, Oghosa, Theophilus, Junior Efe, Princewill, Clinton and Iyobor, were slammed with three years’ imprisonment or to pay N200,000.00 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira) fine, each.

“In addition to their sentences, all the convicts forfeited their phones, laptop computers and sums of money seen in their bank accounts to the federal government and undertook in writing to be of good behaviour henceforth,” the anti-corruption agency stated.

The Commission disclosed that the convicts’ journey to the correctional Centre began with their arrest in a sting operation by its operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate following credible intelligence that linked them to fraudulent internet activities.