BY NEWS DESK, MARCH 18, 2025 | 02:25 PM
A High Court in Kaduna on Tuesday ordered the forfeiture of a Toyota Venza 2012, a Mercedes Benz C1300 2016 model belonging to a convict, Anthony Kelechukwu, to the Federal Government.
The court also ordered the forfeiture of N13 million belonging to the convict.
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, charged Kelechukwu with internet fraud.
Delivering judgment, Justice Dairus Khobo, sentenced Kelechukwu to three years imprisonment with an option of N200, 000 fine.
He ordered that the N13 million being the balance in his Opay, Kuda and Access bank account should be forfeited to the Federal Government through the EFCC and the accounts be closed permanently.
The judge also ordered the forfeiture of two HP laptops and iPhone 11, 14 and 13 pro max which were recovered from the convict.
Mr Kelechukwu was convicted after he prayed the court for a plea bargain agreement.
Earlier, the EFCC counsel, Precious Onyeneho, said the convict committed an offence punishable under the provisions of the advance fee fraud.
Mr Onyeneho told the court that the convict was arrested following actionable intelligence about the activities of syndicates of fraudsters operating in High Cost Narayi Kaduna.
He said that on receiving the report, investigation was carried out upon which Kelechukwu was arrested and fraudulent documents found in his possession.
Following the plea of the convict and his extra-judicial statements, the prosecution reviewed the facts of the case and tendered the statements of evidence recovered from him at the point of arrest.
Mr Onyeneho urged the court to convict Kelechukwu in line with his plea and the exhibits tendered before it.
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