Court convicts two for Internet scam

Court convicts two for Internet scam

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of the duo of Purity Emmanuel (aka Aisha Mansir) and Sadiq Odidi Sule (aka Jason Mulliner) before Justice A.A. Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court on a one count charge bordering on internet fraud.

The charge against Purity Emmanuel reads, that “sometime in May 2023 in Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did commit an offence to wit; cheating by impersonation wherein you pretended to be Aisha Mansir and in such assumed character induced one Javed Arktar to part with N 40,000 (Forty Thousand) Pakistani Rupees and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 308 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017 and punishable under Section 309 of the same Law”.

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The other charge reads, “that you Sadiq Odidi Sule (aka Jason Mulliner ) sometime in June 2023 in Kaduna within the jurisdiction of the Judicial Division of the High Court with intent to defraud falsely presented yourself as one Jason Mulliner, United States of America ( USA) citizen and in such assumed character cheated unsuspecting victim the sum of $36 Dollars (Thirty-Six Dollars) on Facebook, an online dating site and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 142(1) of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017 and punishable under the same Law”.

The defendant pleaded guilty to their respective charges.  Consequently, the prosecuting counsel, E.K Garba and K.S Ogunlade urged the court to convict them accordingly.

Justice Isiaka convicted and sentenced Purity to two years imprisonment or a fine of N 150,000 while Sadiq was also sentenced to 2 years imprisonment with the option of N100,000 fine.

All the proceeds of crime and gadgets used in perpetrating the fraudulent activities were ordered forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Court convicts two for Internet scam