The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Office
on April 29, 2020 secured the conviction of Idahosa Bobby and Aidamebor
Israel for offences bordering on internet fraud.
They were arraigned before Justice Mohammed Tukur of the State High
Court sitting in Kaduna, Kaduna State.
The convicts were each arraigned on separate one-count charge bordering
on online fraud and for possession of fraudulent documents.
Idahosa and Israel were arrested by a team of operatives attached to the
Intelligence and Special Operations Section, ISOS following intelligence
report indicating their involvement in cybercrime.
The charge against Bobby reads: “That you, Idahosa Bobby sometime
between January to March 2020, in Kaduna, within the Kaduna Judicial
Division of this Honourable Court, did attempt to cheat by impersonating
one Waseelah6 using her Instagram account and in such assumed character,
sent scam mails to unsuspecting citizens and you thereby committed an
offence contrary to Section 57 of the Penal Code Law of Kaduna State
2017 and punishable under section 309 of the same Law.”
The charge against Israel reads: “That you, Israel Aidamebor sometime in
2019 at Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court of
Kaduna State, did fraudulently induce one Mr Eyup, a Turkish national to
disclose his full personal and security information which he would not
have done but for your deceit by impersonating one William Illumie, an
Illuminati agent via WhatsApp, a social media account and thereby
committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 142(1) of
the Kaduna State Penal Code Law No.5 of 2017.”
They pleaded “guilty” as charged.
Upon their plea, counsel for the EFCC, E.K. Garba and M. Lawal reviewed
the fact of the cases.
Having found them guilty, Justice Tukur, sentenced Bobby to two years in
prison with an option of N100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) fine,
and Israel to two years in prison with an option of N200,000.00 (Two
Hundred Thousand Naira) fine.
