The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of seven individuals for various fraud-related offenses before Justices R.M. Aikawa and Hauwa’u Buhari of the Federal High Court, Kaduna, and Justice A. Isiaka of the State High Court.
Convicted Individuals and Sentences
– Agbecha Fanem Samson (a.k.a Michelle Pfeiffer): Five years imprisonment or N500,000 fine for money laundering.
– Shamsudeen Abdulkarim Alubankudi (a.k.a. Keren Adler): Three years imprisonment or N500,000 fine for impersonation and cybercrime.
– Paul Bukar Wadai (a.k.a. Odd Murphy): Seven years imprisonment or N700,000 fine.
– Onomza Emmanuel Gwamna (a.k.a. Dave Owen): Two years imprisonment or N600,000 fine.
– Godswill Victor Effiong: Three years imprisonment or N700,000 fine.
– Esogban Godtemple (a.k.a Lahm Moses): Five years imprisonment or N600,000 fine.
– Odeyale Victor (a.k.a Candice Weiss): Two years imprisonment or N600,000 fine.
The convicts pleaded guilty to separate one-count charges bordering on money laundering, impersonation, and cybercrime. In addition to their prison terms, they forfeited their phones, a computer, a Lexus car, and proceeds of crime traced to their bank accounts to the federal government.
