The Benin Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  on Thursday October 31, 2019 secured the convictions of two internat fraudsters who were arraigned on a one count charge each of engaging in computer phishing before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State.

The Fraudsters, Osaghale Collins and Nwabudike Stephen Emefiele ( a.k.a. Kelvin Luiz, Kelvin Wonglee, Nelson Davis, James Sanchez, Maria Wanye)  were said to have  intentionally engaged in phishing, an offence contrary to section 32(1) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition Prevention,etc) Act, 2015.

The charge against  Collins reads: "That you Osaghale Collins sometimes between 2018 and June 2019 in Benin , Edo State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did intentionally engage In Computer phishing and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 32(1) of the Cybercrime ( Prohibition Prevention,  etc) Act , 2015

The defendants pleaded guilty to the charge when it was read to them and were convicted and sentenced to Four (4) months imprisonment each, and a fine of two hundred thousand (N200,000) naira.The judge also ordered that the convicts forfeit all proceeds of crime to the Federal Government of Nigeria and must undertake in writing to be of good behaviour henceforth.
Justice Nwite further stated that the sentence does not restrain the prosecution from applying in writing to seize any item further traced to the convicts which are proceeds of crime.

                                                         

Media & Publicity
2 November, 2019