Not less than 22 internet fraudsters have been jailed following the judgment delivered by Justice Fatun Riman of the Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital.
Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Command secured the conviction of the criminals for engaging in cyberspace crime.
The criminals include Sunday Uchenna Jude, Paschal Aniagor Tobechukwu, Prosper Nnachetam, David Adams Chinyereugo, Nwaike Emmanuel Onyedikachi, Ezugwu Chidera Kennedy, Ezurike Chibueze Okorie, Ikechukwu Dirichukwu, Ahamefula Wisdom Metuobi, Nwaike John Kennedy, Ike Chikezie Frank and Damian Chinaemerem.
Other convicts are Nwakaibeya Chibueze Stanley, Chukwuebuka Ohaeri Favour, Nwaike John Franklin, Emmanuel Chinemerem Marvelous, Onuigbo Kingsley Chigozie, Henry Chukwualuka, Chukwuemeka Godwin Ogbubor, Dike Obinna Collins Ebuka Ilouno and Ngadi Chima.
The internet fraudsters were convicted on Monday, October 24 and Tuesday, October 25, 2022, after pleading guilty to a one-count separate charge connecting with earning money illegally.
