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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, today secured the
convictions of one Fabulous Peter and Osahun O. Aiseosa (a.k.a) Wesley
Jackson before Justice D.Z Sanchi of the FCT High Court sitting in Jabi.
A statement from the agency says both men were arrested upon an
intelligence report about their suspicious movements and ostensible
lifestyles.They were allegedly housed by one Aleri E.B Sajo, at Cluster
4, River Park Estate, Airport Road Abuja.The convicts were said to have
converted the named address to their hideout and office, using laptops,
phones, browsers and other devices, to send emails to scam foreigners
and unsuspecting citizens.Aiseosa, (a.k.a) Wesley Jackson was alleged to
have sometimes in June, 2018 at Abuja, fraudulently induced an
American, Dian Mary, and defrauded her to the tune of $15,000,
equivalent of N5, 400, 000 (Five Million Four Hundred Thousand Naira)
via Guarantee Trust Bank Plc Account No 0167955239.The convict posed as a
Malaysian Company Director with a Malaysian Company, Oil Rig
Contractors and professed love to Mary, using email address:
wesletjack@yahoo.com. The offence is contrary to section 320(a) of the
penal code, Laws of the federation of Nigeria (Abuja) 1990 and
punishable under Section 322 of the same law.Peter and Aiseosa were
arraigned separately, thereafter pleaded "guilty" to their charges when
it was read to them.Prosecution counsel, Maryam Aminu Mohammed,
thereafter urged the court to convict them in view of their
pleas.Justice Senchi convicted them and sentenced them to 12 months
imprisonment with an option of N1, 000, 000 (One Million Naira) fine
each.The Judge also ordered that properties recovered from them be
forfeited to the Federal Government.
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