Justice I.M. Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced Sata Owugha Clinton and Bolounmubofa Blessing Soroh to one year imprisonment for impersonation and using the identity of a petitioner to enrol in the Federal Government of Nigeria's N-POWER Social Welfare scheme.

The convicts were arraigned by the Port Harcourt's Zonal Office  of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, #EFCC, on a one-count charge bordering on impersonation under Section 22(3) (a) of the Cybercrimes Prohibition, Prevention Act 2015 and punishable under Section 22(4)  of the same Act.

Clinton and Soroh got into trouble when  they used the name and identity of Lovedy Chiamaka Uzor  to  enrol in the welfare scheme and in the process obtained the sum of N360,000 (Three Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira only) from the scheme. They were able to open a bank account in the name of Uzor because she also applied for the scheme, but stopped her application mid-way, fearing that the scheme may be a scam.
The convicts capitalized on this and completed the enrolment processes in the victim's name. The victim got wind of their fraudulent activities when she contacted her bank and found out that the convicts were already receiving payments from the scheme in her name.

The charge reads: "That you, Sata Owugha Clinton and Bolounmubofa Blessing Soroh on or about the 10th of October, 2017 at Zenith Bank within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did fraudulently impersonate one Loveday Chiamaka Uzor with intent to gain advantage for yourselves thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22(3) (a) of the Cybercrimes prohibition, Prevention Act 2015 and punishable under Section 22(4) of the same Act." They pleaded "guilty" to the charge.
In view of their pleas, prosecuting counsel, Alao Rashidat, prayed the court to sentence the defendants for the offence of impersonation accordingly as contained in the Cybercrimes Prohibition, Prevention Act.

Justice Sani, thereafter, convicted and sentenced them to one year in prison.


Source: http://www.ngg.ng/2019/04/16/n-power-fraudster-bags-one-year-for-impersonation/

GavelSlam:
Happy they were convicted.

Same scheme many said doesn't exist.

When are npower getting paid for the month of March.

Pity.

Don't Interrupt their karma

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yes

See

Your

Life?

Crime watch... Why are many citizens of this nation always in a hurry to make it, lack of conscience always seeking to reap where they never sow

This beautiful girl because of N power?. There is hunger in Nigeria. The judge would have known that and temper justice with mercy.

They are lucky its only a year

next level things

scapegoat

next level tins

Bonnie and Clyde

ekems2017:
This beautiful girl because of N power?. There is hunger in Nigeria. The judge would have known that and temper justice with mercy.

Nobody should be exonerated on the basis of how little a crime seems to be or cos of hunger.. a crime is a crime dey should be prosecuted as such.. all these big theives too would one day be made to answer for theirs

That's one fine girl

Bbbwings:

When are npower getting paid for the month of March.

They have started paying!

Is Osubande no longer going about sharing tradermoni again

SCAM!!!

I called Abuja and I haven been reliably informed that March stipend will be paid latest Friday this week.

DogmaNation:
They have started paying!

O thank god
There are some of them at my work place..
They've been complaining..

Are you sure?

them no settle the woman

I know the both of them very well

This can be settled out of court nah

After shouting baby eat me like INDOMIE Saturday nite, you'll go to church on Sunday and be singing 'I KNOW WHO I AM.'

Yes na we all know that you are an INDOMIE.

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Oyaaa make una come BLAME BUHARI