Two siblings, a male and female, have been sentenced to two
years imprison each for Internet fraud in Warri, Delta, according to the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
In a statement on Monday, spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson
Uwujaren, identified the duo as Chukwudi Ugwueke a.k.a James Scott and Sophia
Ugwueke.
Uwujaren said they were sentenced by Justice E. A .Obile of the
Federal High Court, Warri, but were given an option of N400,000 fine each.
EFCC operatives arrested the convicts at their residence in
Sapele, Delta, in January based on intelligence on their illegal activities
bordering on defrauding foreigners through Internet scams.
They were first arraigned on Feb. 1 on a 13-count charge, but
pleaded not guilty, according to the EFCC spokesman.
However, when the case came up for hearing on May 11, they
pleaded guilty to an amended one-count charge of possession of fraudulent
documents with intent to defraud one Lisa Marie Nors, an American.
After reviewing the evidence tendered by the prosecution
counsel, M. T. Iko, Justice Obile found the duo guilty and convicted them
accordingly, Uwujaren said.
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