A Federal Capital Territory High Court,
Gudu, Abuja, has sentenced a 24-year-old student of Industrial
Engineering of the Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Bello
Onimisi, to three months imprisonment.
The Head of Media and Publicity of the
EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said in an electronic mail on Wednesday that
the court, presided over by Justice Adebunkola Banjoko, found Onimisi
guilty on two counts of conspiracy and obtaining money under false
pretence.
Onimisi, an indigene of Igarra, in Akoko
Edo Local Government Area of Edo State was said to have impersonated
the Comptroller General of Customs, Alhaji Dikko Abdulahi, using his
telephone line to demand money from unsuspecting members of the public. Uwujaren added that the judge also imposed a fine of N50,000 on the convict.
He explained that the suspect was arrested in Awka and was first arraigned on October 23, 2013 on four counts. Uwujaren said, “His arrest followed
complaints by the customs boss that a syndicate of fraudsters were using
his telephone numbers to extort money from the members of the public.
“The convict was first arraigned on October 23, 2012, on four counts shortly after he was arrested in Akwa, Anambra State, on the heels of a petition from the office of the Comptroller General of Custom, Alhaji Dikko, who alleged that a syndicate of fraudsters had been using his telephone number and demanding payment of money into several bank accounts.”
He said Onimisi, who initially pleaded
not guilty to the charges, changed his plea and was consequently
convicted and sentenced on January 22, 2014.
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