An Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced a family man, Ajie Samuel Chukwudi to one year imprisonment for possession of documents containing false pretense.
Justice Olubumi Fadipe-Abike sentenced Ajie to one year imprisonment following his guilty plea, reports The Nation.
The convict was arraigned before the court on amended information dated March 27, 2025.
Justice Fadipe in her judgement said she had considered that the defendant is a first time offender and did not waste the time of the court.
“You shall forfeit your iPhone 15 pro and the sum of $4000 to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
“I sentence you to one year imprisonment or with an option of N500,000 and 100 hours of community service.
“Where the defendant elects the option of fine and community service, the non-custodial unit of the Nigeria correctional service shall transfer the defendant to the Lagos State Ministry of Justice which shall supervise his community service on the condition that the defendant shows proof of payment of the fine.”
During the trial, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecuting counsel Ahmad Yerima, presented a witness in court John Daniel, who is in review of facts informed the court that the defendant was arrested on March 7, 2025 by the Nigeria Police Force Zone 2 and handed over to the commission.
Daniel told the court that he is an EFCC operative attached to the free fraud section. He told the court that under interrogation and words of caution the defendant said he is into a middle man scam. He was moved to the forensic department where fraudulent documents were printed out from his phone in his presence.
He further told the court that the defendant was arrested with an iPhone 15 pro, and stated he has benefited the sum of $7000, which he restituted the sum of $4000 cash.
The EFCC prosecutor tendered in evidence the iPhone, money restituted in cash which was counted in court, letter of transfer of suspect from the Nigeria police, statement of the defendant and fraudulent documents printed out from his phone and prayed to the court to convict and sentence the defendant according to his guilty plea.
The defense counsel Makinde, did not object.
