Two Internet Fr@udsters Bag Jail Terms in Maiduguri

Justice K Dagat of the Federal High Court, Maiduguri, Borno State, on Monday, March 3, 2025 convicted and sentenced Chimdi Godson Izuogu and Chidera Precious Izuogu to various jail terms.

They were prosecuted by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on two separate count charges bordering on internet-related offences, money laundering and imp€rsonation to an aggregate sum of N8,207,479.00 (Eight Million, Two Hundred and Seven Thousand, Four Hundred and Seventy Nine Naira).

The charges read: “That you, Chimdi Godson Izuogu between 2022 and 2023 at Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did directly take possession of the aggregate sum of N4,622,571.00 only into your Kuda Microfinance Bank Limited, account number 2024535085 and Opay with N389,852, account number 8141817415 account name Chimdi Godson Izuogu totaling N5,012,422 being the value for the United States of American Dollars and Euro denominated cash apps, pampay and gift cards that you fr@udulently received which you knew or reasonably ought to have known is proceeds of your fr@ud or form part of proceeds of your unlawful act and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(2) (d) of the Money Laund€ring Prevention and Prohibition Act, 2022 and punishable under Section 18(3) of the same Act.”