The Kano Zonal Directorate Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of two individuals, Umar Ahmed and Salihu Ibrahim, for internet fraud-related offences before Justice Kabir Dabo of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Zaria.
They were arraigned by the Kano Zonal Directorate of the EFCC on separate charges bordering on cybercrime.
Their journey to prison started when the Commission’s operatives raided their criminal hub following intelligence which indicated that a syndicate of internet fraudsters were perpetrating cyber-criminal activities, defrauding innocent victims over the cyber space.
Charge against Salihu Ibrahim reads: “that you Salihu Ibrahim sometimes in May 2024 in Zaria, within the jurisdiction of this honorable court with intent to defraud, falsely present yourself as John Mc Grew, a citizen of United States and fraudulently obtained the sum $350 (Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars) from one Janet Muir and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 308 0f the Penal Code Law and punishable under Section 309 of the same Law.’’
Ahmed’s Charge read ‘’That you Umar Ahmed sometimes in 2022 in Zaria, within the jurisdiction of this honorable court with intent to impersonate, falsely present yourself as REBECCA MILLER, a female citizen of United States and fraudulently obtained the sum N52,500 (Fifty Two Thousand Five Hundred Naira only) from one Howard Young and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 308 0f the Penal Code Law and punishable under Section 309 of the same Law.’’
When the charges were read to them, both defendants pleaded guilty.
Consequently, counsel to the prosecution, Bright C. Ogbonna prayed the court to convict them accordingly.
Accordingly, Justice Dabo convicted Ahmed on two-count charges and sentenced him to six months imprisonment on each count or pay a fine of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (₦150,000.00) on both counts. The sentences are to run concurrently.
Salihu Ibrahim on the other hand was also convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment or pay a fine of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (₦150,000.00).
The convicts’ journey to the Correctional started when the Commission’s operatives raided their criminal hub following intelligence which indicated that a syndicate of internet fraudsters were perpetrating cyber-criminal activities, defrauding innocent victims.
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July 3, 2025