A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has jailed an online Internet marketer three months for online marketing scam.
Justice H.J.O Oshomah sentenced Chijioke Ahamefula to three months imprisonment, for aiding and abetting, internet fraud and obtaining money under false pretences in some fraudulent online marketing deals.
Ahamefule was arraigned by the Port Harcourt’s Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday May 31, 2019 on two- count charges, bordering on conspiracy, and retaining proceeds of crime contrary to section 18(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended and punishable under section 17(b) of the same Act.
Ahamefula pleaded “guilty” to the two count charges preferred against him by the EFCC based on a plea bargain arrangement.
Both the prosecuting and defence Counsels: Samuel Chime and Igoni Goodfather agreed on the plea bargain.
Justice Oshomah subsequently sentenced him to two months imprisonment on the first count and three months imprisonment on the second count.
The sentences run concurrently.
