Two Internet Fraudsters Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison

Two internet scammers have bagged two years imprisonment and ordered to return $12,000 to their victim in Hong Kong.

Two internet fraudsters, Igho Agbana and Eloho Anthony have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Shittu Abubakar of the  Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State. Justice Shittu Abubakar

sentenced the convicts to two years imprisonment without an option of a fine on each of the counts.

The two were also ordered to return the sum of $12,000 to their victim in Hong Kong.

Making this known, EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren disclosed this in a statement which reads: “the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), had petitioned the EFCC in June 2013, on behalf of the victim, accusing Agbana and Anthony of engaging in fraudulent activities.
“They conspired and uttered a forged Federal Republic of Nigeria driver’s licence with the name Prital S. Atwal, and used it to open accounts with a branch of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) 1 located at 34B Allen Drive, Kosini, Warri, Delta State, to defraud their victim.”

A look into the charge sheet reveals that committed the offence on the 4th of April 2013, at Warri, Delta State.

In a related development, two suspected members of a syndicate, Arinze i-Ihekwo and Chinemelu Utaku involved in Internet fraud have been arrested by the EFCC and arraigned on a 13-count charge of internet fraud, email hacking and obtaining money by false pretense.

The duo were arraigned before a Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State.

Hearing on the matter continues.