Justices Efe Ikponwonba and M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin-City, have convicted and sentenced eight internet fraudsters to 16 years imprisonment.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) disclosed this in a Tuesday statement.
According to the statement, they were convicted on Monday, September 26, 2022, and Tuesday, September 27, 2022, after pleading guilty to one-count separate charge bordering on possession of documents containing false pretence, fraudulent misrepresentation and impersonation.
The convicts are: Nosa Osasuyi, Osayande Prosper, Egwabor Jim Uloma, Enofe Macaulay, Ige Damilola Oluwaseun, Omotehinse Joshua Oriade, Rawlings Nnaomi Nwabunwanne and Temitayo Temenu Temitope.
While Justice Ikpomwonba convicted Osasuyi, Prosper and Uloma, Nwabunwanne and Temitope, Macaulay, Oluwaseun and Oriade were convicted by Justice Itsueli.
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