SCHOOL PRINCIPAL BAGS ONE YEAR JAIL TERM OVER N7MILLION FRAUD

‘The Commission had dragged Dappa to court on March 7, 2019 for illegally diverting into his personal account, funds meant for construction work in the school and for production of students’ year book, amounting to N4. 460million and N2.619million respectively into his personal account’, a statement explained.

Penpushing further reports that, the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Tuesday  secured the conviction of seven internet fraudsters, popularly called ‘Yahoo yahoo boys’ before Justice S. A. Amobeda of the Federal High Court, Calabar, the Cross River State capital.

The convicts namely: Unamba Maxmillian Chukwubueze; Kingsley Isaacs, Ikenna Madagascar, Obioha Ikenna, David Okpere, Kanu Uchechukwu and Clement Okeke, all indigenes of Imo state with the exception of Okeke who hails from Enugu state were arrested on Friday, February 8, 2019, following intelligence reports, which led to a raid on their apartment on N15a Old Ring Road, off Atiku Abubakar Road, Uyo Akwa Ibom State, which also doubles as their office.

Penpushing also reports that, Justice Amobeda convicted the internet fraudsters after they pleaded guilty to the one count charge preferred against them by the commission and subsequently sentenced them to six months imprisonment each with an option of N100, 000 fine each.

The judge also ordered the forfeiture of the computers, laptops and all other instruments they used in committing fraud to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The convicts had earlier entered into a plea bargain agreement with the Commission in its Uyo Zonal Office.

Penpushing also reports that, in a related development, Justice Okon A. Okon of the State High Court 7, Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State Capital on Monday, convicted and sentenced a company, Chief Medical Director of Remediation Nigeria Limited, owned by one  Chikelue Ezechukwu for issuance of dud cheque to the tune of N16, 000,000. 

The Statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Tony Orilade said a two count-count charge was preferred against the company.

The statement added that, the conviction was also based on a plea bargain agreement; while the sentence against the company was a fine of N30, 000 on count one, and N20, 000 on count two, and a full restitution of the said sum to the complainant.

Penpushing further reports that, Justice Okon said, “In line with the plea agreement, the accused has been convicted having restituted the nominal complainant the entire sum being N16, 000,000”.