Kano Court Jails 12 for Multiple Fraud

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By JUMOKE SANNI

Justice S.M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kano, Kano State has convicted and sentenced 12 people to jail for multiple fraud.

The convicts are: Michael Yakubu, Udo Promise Jonah, Promise Isah Ibrahim, Samuel Odeh, Abdulsamad Muhammad, Agboeze Chibueke Ernest, Ochuba Chigozie, Abu David Eleojo, David Aaron, Chidi Destiny Chidiebere, Collins Noel, and Ola Ajibola.

They were prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on separate one-count charge, bordering on cybercrime, impersonation, retention of proceeds of crime and money laundering.

The charge against Yakubu reads: “That you Michael Yakubu (a.k.a Beksolk_official), sometimes in April, 2025 at Nasarawa State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently impersonated one Beksolk_Official (a United States of America citizen) on Instagram (a social media platform) and in such assumed character obtained the sum of $300 (Three Hundred USD) from unsuspecting victims and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) (i) of the Cybercrimes Prohibition Prevention Etc Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 22 (2) (b) (iv) of the same Act.”

That of Chigozie reads: “That you Ochuba Chigozie, sometime in April, 2025 in Tammah Nasarawa State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, retained the total sum of $200.00 (Two Hundred United States Dollars) which you knew that such fund forms part of proceeds of an unlawful act and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition)Act, 2022 and punishable under Section 18(3) of the same Act.”