From Femi Mustapha, in Kaduna
Justice Amina Bello of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna State has convicted and sentenced one Zeal Abraham to jail for fraud.
Abraham was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one-count charge that bordered on impersonation and cheating to the tune of $200 (Two Hundred Dollars).
The charge reads: “That you Zeal Abraham ( a.k.a Chris Mitchell)(m), sometime in 2025 at Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, cheated one Laura Moss of the total sum of $200 (Two Hundred United States Dollars only), when you pretended to be Chris Mitchell; a musician on ‘Zangi’ (an online social media application), which you knew to be false and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 308 of the Kaduna Penal Code Law of 2017 and punishable under Section 309 of the same law.”
He pleaded “guilty,” following which the prosecution counsel, M.E Eimonye, urged the court to convict and sentence him accordingly.
Justice Bello, thereafter, convicted and sentenced him to two years imprisonment or to pay N400,000.00 (Four Hundred Thousand Naira) fine. In addition, he forfeited a Samsung G9355 mobile phone, being the tool of his crime, and the sum of $200.00USD (Two Hundred United States Dollars), being the proceeds of his crime, to the federal government.
The convict was among those arrested by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the EFCC on Sabo, Post Office Road, following credible intelligence that exposed their fraudulent internet activities.
