A High Court of Izzi Judicial Division sitting in Iboko Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has convicted a motorcycle mechanic, Kelvin Aloh, for spending N28 million wrongly paid into his bank account. The mechanic received an unknown credit alert of N28 million on his Opay Digital Services Limited account on December 10, 2023 at Nwofe Agbaja Izzi and spent the same without reporting to concerned authorities....For More READ THE FULL STORY▶▶
After the convict refused to return the money to the owner, he was dragged to the court and slammed with the two-count charge where he was accused of conspiring with other people currently at large to defraud the complainant.
The charge read, “That you Kelvin Aloh and others at large between 10th day of December 2023 and March 2024 at Nwofe Agbaja Izzi in the jurisdiction of this Honourable court did conspire amongst yourselves to commit advance fee fraud, conspiracy contrary to section 8(a) of the advance fee fraud and Other Fraud Related Act Cap A6, Laws of Federation of Nigeria 2006.
“That you Kelvin Aloh and others now at large on the same date and place in the aforementioned judicial division did with intent to defraud, obtain the sum of N28, 000,000.00 from Opay Digital Services Limited, thereby committed Advance fee fraud contrary to section 1(1)(a) punishable under section 3 of Advance fee fraud and Other Related Offences Act cap A6, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2006.”
The prosecuting counsel, ASP Ezeh Chinagorom, informed the court that Aloh claimed to have spent the money after he was tracked and arrested.
Having found Aloh guilty as charged following his confessional statements and other evidence in the matter, the court presided over by Justice Ruth Okeh convicted him.
The conviction was without sentencing because of the consent from the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ben Uruchi Odoh for “plea bargain.” Consequently, Justice Okeh ordered the convict to pay a fine of N50, 000 and restitute the total amount of money mistakenly paid into his Opay account on 10th day of December 2023 to the owner....For More READ THE FULL STORY ▶▶
