Two Siblings Jailed For Internet Fraud In Delta State

Two siblings have been sentenced to two years imprisonment each with an option of N400,000..

Justice E. A. Obile of the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, on May 11 convicted and sentenced, Chukwudi Ugwueke and Sophia Ugwueke, after the duo were charged by EFCC, on a single-count charge bordering on possession of fraudulent documents with intent to defraud one Lisa Marie Nors, an American citizen.

The convicts were arrested at their residence in Sapele, Delta State based on intelligence on their illegal activities that bordered on defrauding foreigners through internet scams.

Justice Obile, after going through the evidences tendered by the prosecution counsel, M.T. Iko, found the siblings guilty and accordingly convicted them.