Court jails five Internet fraudsters in Cross River

Abdullateef Fowewe

Justice Rosemary Dugbo-Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital has convicted and sentenced five internet fraudsters to various jail terms.  

The convicts had been arraigned  by the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for criminal impersonation, fraudulent messaging and money laundering.

This was disclosed in a statement on the X (formally Twitter) account of the anti-graft agency.

The statement reads, “Justice Rosemary Dugbo-Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State on Monday, November 18, 2024, convicted and sentenced five internet fraudsters to various jail terms.  

“The convicts: Michael Aregbesola (a.k.a Amin Deera), Adeleke Toba Richard(Alias Jason Avtandil), Mkpoikanke Emmanuel Udoh (a.k.a Tom Jones), Gideon Mishell Effiong (a.k.a Gianluca Jinoble) and Momodu John Modupe (a.k.a George Woods), were charged to court by the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, for criminal impersonation, fraudulent messaging and money laundering.”