The Operatives of Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have secured the conviction and sentence of two alleged fraudsters before Justice A.A. Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court.
The sentence bagged by the fraudsters, Mohammed Sadeeq and Daniel John, was on one-count separate charges for cheating and impersonating under the false pretence of businessmen who dealt in crypto and were arrested at Fifth Chukker, Maraban Jos, Kaduna State.
In a post made on the EFCC X handle, it was noted that the investigations showed that John was using the identities of different foreigners to defraud unsuspecting members of the public, while Mohammed cheated his victim to the tune of N50,000.00.
After one of the count charges were read: “That you Daniel John (a.k.a. Jamie Doman) male, sometime in November 2023, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, impersonated one Jamie Doman when you pretended to be a Bitcoin online investor agent on Instagram, obtained the sum of $200 from unsuspecting persons and thereby committed cheating by impersonation, an offence contrary to Section 308 of the Penal Code Law, 2017 of Kaduna State and punishable under Section 309 of the same Law.”
The alleged fraudsters “pleaded guilty to the charge, and consequent on their pleas, EFCC counsel, Y.J. Matiyak, prayed the court to convict and sentence them accordingly.”
Subsequently, Justice Isiaka convicted and sentenced John to one-year imprisonment, with the alternative option of paying a fine of N150,000.00.
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Furthermore, John forfeited his iPhone 12 and Samsung Galaxy 10, both proceeds of his crime, to the government; meanwhile, Sadeeq was convicted and sentenced to two years of imprisonment, with the alternative option of paying a fine of N200,000.00.
