The Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of six internet fraud kingpins.
The convicts, Idris Ibrahim, Oghenewowero Teddy Emmanuel, Hillary Ifeanyi Nwosu, Friday Iwhighuavwe, Abasii Biangake Willie and Richard Welle Chikodi were on Thursday October 27, 2022 convicted and sentenced to various terms by Justices P. M. Ayua, A. T. Mohammed and P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The commission in a statement said they were arraigned on a separate one-count charge of impersonation contrary to section 22 (2) b (i) of the Cybercrimes ( Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015”.