Justice S. Pam of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state has convicted and sentenced two internet Fraudsters: Emmanuel Wisdom and Donald Etege to two years imprisonment each for impersonation and obtaining money under false pretence.
They were jailed on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 upon being arraigned by the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on one -count separate charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence and impersonation.
They both pleaded guilty when the charges were read to them separately.
Justice Pam convicted and sentenced the defendants to two years imprisonment each or an option of fine of N200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira) payable into the Consolidated Revenue Account of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The judge also ordered that all the phones recovered from them should be forfeited to the government, being proceeds of crime.
