Leadership (Abuja)
Lilian Agih
9 November 2009
Abuja — A Federal High Court sitting in Enugu has sentenced a graduate of Chemical Engineering from the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nwanya Odichukwu, to a 12-year imprisonment over offences bordering on fraud and internet scam.
A statement by the Head, Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Mr. Femi Babafemi, stated that the operatives from the Enugu Zonal office of the Commission had on August 20, 2009 arrested Nwanya at Logon Nigeria Multi Medis Cybercafé located at Chime Avenue, New Haven, Enugu during a raid. He was caught in the act sending scam mails.
"Investigation shows that Nwanya was soliciting information regarding details of unsuspecting victims financial status. A thorough search on him and his residence led to the recovery of a parcel containing foreign currencies valued at two million U.S dollars, a Central Bank of Nigeria draft valued at five hundred thousand U.S dollars in the name of one Mr. B.R. Butler, a United Kingdom International Passport bearing the name of one Jaxkson Phillips Dennis as well as scanned U.S dollars documents", Babafemi explained. Subsequently, the suspect was arraigned on a six-count charge for committing offences contrary to Section 5 of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Related Offences Act No. 14 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act.
Delivering his ruling on the matter penultimate Friday, Justice Abdu Kafarati sentenced Nwanya to two-year imprisonment on each count charge, bringing the total number of jail term to 12 years. The prison term is however to run concurrently.
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