The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Port Harcourt Zonal Command, has charged David Ikeaghichi with impersonating an Afghan soldier and acquiring money under false pretences before Justice S. D. Pam of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt.
According to EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, the defendant will face trial on a two-count charge of Advance Fee Fraud.
Oyewale added that Ikeaghichi, who allegedly specialised in impersonation, investing, and dating frauds, misrepresented himself on Instagram to his victim, Denis from Singapore, as an Afghan military officer.
He claimed that the suspect received a $1,000 gift card from Denis and then sold it in local currency to an online Chinese vendor.
The suspect pled "not guilty" to the accusations, and the prosecution lawyer, K. Abdulsalam, asked the court to set a date for the trial.
Meanwhile, Justice Pam directed that the defendant be held in Port Harcourt Correctional Centre and adjourned the case until April 24, 2024, for the hearing of the bail motion and the start of trial.
In a related report, operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 45 suspected internet fraudsters.
They were arrested on Monday, March 11, 2024, at Ikorodu, Lagos, following intelligence on the activities of an Organised Cybercrime Syndicate Network, OCSN, operating in that axis of the state.
Items recovered from them at the point of arrest include exotic vehicles, sophisticated mobile devices, and laptops.
“They will soon be arraigned in court upon conclusion of investigations.”, EFCC said on its Facebook page.
The Crimes Commission also reported the arrest of four suspected fraudsters in Maiduguri, Borno State.
The statement, released by Dele Oyewale, spokesperson for the commission, on Monday in Abuja, disclosed that the suspects were apprehended for allegedly sending fake transaction credit alerts to their victims in Maiduguri.
He said EFCC operatives arrested the suspects on Friday in Maiduguri metropolis, following intelligence on their fraudulent acts.
”Preliminary investigations showed that the suspects were operating using a Business App of a bank to purchase food and non-food items as well as collecting money from Point-of-Sale (POS) agents, cashiers and sending fake transaction credits to them.
”They would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded,” he said.
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