The Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the convictions and sentence of eight internet fraudsters.
The convicts are Goshen Favour Habila, Isaac Matthew Eze, Patrick Oruma, Chineme Kelvin Ifeatu, Richard Olumodeji, Okoye Patrick, Hussaini Muhammad Hussaini and Elijah Tochia.
They were arraigned before Justices M.A Sambo, Aliu Bin Idris, Shafa ‘u .L. Yusuf and H.H. Kereng of the Bauchi and Gombe State High Courts respectively between May 19 and 21, 2025.
A statement by the Head, media and publicity, EFCC, Dele Oyewale on Thursday gave details of their conviction stating,
“Habila and Ifeatu were arraigned on two -count charges of fraudulent conversion while others were arraigned on one- count charge bordering on impersonation and intent to defraud.
“One of the charges against Goshe Favour Habila reads: That you, Goshe Favour Habila between January 2024 and March 2025 at Bauchi, Bauchi State within the jurisdiction of this honorable court, fraudulently obtained the sum of Two thousand, Thirty Seven United States of America Dollars( $2,037) and One hundred Eighty Euro(€180) from one James Mauray and Justha a foreign national and thereby committed an offense contrary to Section 321 of the penal code law and punishable under Section 322 of the same law”.
The statement added, “The Justices ruled that the convicts restitute the victims of crime and forfeit one Camry car: one Dell laptop and mobile phones being proceeds and instruments of crime to the Federal Government of Nigeria”.
