Fred Okeke has been convicted and sentenced to two
years imprisonment by Justice O. Tokode of the Federal High Court sitting in
Benin city, Edo State on Monday December 5, 2016.
Okeke was arraigned by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC), on March 24, 2016 on a three- count charge bordering
on internet fraud, false representation and possession of fraudulent documents.
Okeke pleaded guilty to the three counts charge and
was consequently convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment on each of
the counts. The sentences are to run concurrently.The presiding judge also
ordered that the laptop recovered from the convict be forfeited to the federal
government.Okeke’s journey to prison began when he was arrested by operatives
of the EFCC in August 2015 following intelligence report linking him to a
syndicate of internet fraudsters.
Upon his arrest, incriminating documents and a
laptop were recovered from him, where he was found to be using false identity
in attempt to extort money from unsuspecting victims.
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