Justice A.A. Bello of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced two internet fraudsters: Godwin Paul Osikhena and Unique Isaac Odu to three months imprisonment each, for internet-related offences.

They were jailed on Monday, July 4, 2022 after pleading guilty to one –count separate charge bordering on impersonation, upon their arraignment by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

The lone-count charge reads:

“that you, Godwin Paul Osikhena (M), sometimes in June 2022 at Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, in an attempt to commit fraud impersonated one Mark Wehlberg, a popular Hollywood actor, which pretence you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 142(1) of the Kaduna state Penal Code Law, 2017”.

Based on their pleas, Justice Bello convicted and sentenced them to three months imprisonment each, with an option of fine of N100,000( One Hundred Thousand Naira). Both convicts are to forfeit their iphone 6, camon 18 andriod phone, a mini wifi and an apple Iphone 12 to the government.

Osikhena and Odu’s journey to the Correctional Centre began when they were arrested by operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the EFCC for internet-related offences. Specifically, Osikhena presented himself to one Elzbiebta Nanke as Mark Wehlberg (a popular Hollywood actor) on social media and tried to defraud him in the process.

Odu, on the other hand, assumed multiple identities of American military personnel, such as Prince Young and Young Prince to defraud two Americans: Beniyah Hawkins and Yamilex respectively

Media & Publicity
July 14, 2022