The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has convicted a man and woman identified as Damisa Gideon aka Captain Kim Lee, and Deborah Okiemute for offences bordering on impersonation and internet fraud.
The court sentenced them to prison after they were arraigned by the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Justice Obiora Atuegwu Egwuatu found the duo guilty of the separate charges brought against them by the Commission.
The charge against Damisa read, “That you, Damisa Gideon (aka Captain Kim Lee) sometime in May 2020 at Makurdi, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court fraudulently impersonated one Kim Lee of the US Army Air Force Base from California via your email, kimlee9065@gmail.com and obtained the sum of Eleven Million Naira (N11,000,000.00) only, from one Kim Soo Yeon (A Chinese Citizen) and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22(2)(b)(ii) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 22 (2) (iv) of the same Act.”
The charge against Deborah read, “That you, Deborah Okiemute, sometime in November 2020, at Makurdi, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did by concealment retain the control of the sum of Four Hundred and Seventy One Thousand Naira (N471,000.00) only, in account No. 0102333502, domiciled in Access Bank Plc belonging to you, being the proceeds of a criminal conduct on behalf of one Nelson Irobo, knowing that the money is as a result of criminal conduct by the said Nelson Irobo and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 17(a) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004 and punishable under Section 17(b) of the same Act”.
According to the EFCC, “The defendants pleaded ‘guilty’ to their respective charges.
