Six (6) Internet Fraudsters, popularly referred to as Yahoo Boys or Yahoo-Yahoo have been convicted in Calabar, Cross River State capital.
CONVERSEER learned that the 6 convicts were also sentenced to various terms of imprisonment by Justices Ijeoma Ojukwu and Rosemary Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.
The names of the convicts are: Ojiako David Enyinna, Hezekiah Ezekiel Eno, Onyedika Ugochukwu Enemchukwu, Adinkwu Destiny Chukwudifu, God’sFavour Bassey Essi and Ebenezer Emmanuel Peter.
They were convicted after pleading guilty to different charges bordering on obtaining by false pretence and criminal impersonation.
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While Enemchukwu and Peter were arraigned on separate two-count charges, Enyinna, Eno, Chukwudifu and Essi were arraigned on separate one-count charges bordering on obtaining by false pretence and criminal impersonation.
They all pleaded guilty when the separate charges were read to them.
In view of their pleas, the prosecuting counsel; S. S. Aribido and J.E. Ogbuli prayed the court to convict and sentence the defendants accordingly.
However, the defence counsel: Daniel G. Daniel, Koko Essien, Innocent Eze and Francis Ezike prayed the court to temper justice with mercy.
Justice Oghoghorie sentenced Peter to one-year imprisonment on each of the two-count charges, to run concurrently, or pay a fine of N500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira only). Chukwudifu and Essi bagged one-year imprisonment each with the option of a fine of N500,000.00.
Enemchukwu, Enyinna and Eno were convicted and sentenced by Justice Ojukwu as follows:- Enemchukwu: 6 months imprisonment on each count to run concurrently, with an option of fine of N500,000.00; Enyinna and Eno: 6 months imprisonment each with the option of fine of N500,000.00 and N200,000.00 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira) respectively.
Enemchukwu and Peter were ordered to pay the sums of $400 and $200 respectively in restitution to their victims, through the Commission. While all items used in committing the crimes were forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
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