The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of one Joshua Audu before Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court on a one count charge bordering on love scam.
The commission disclosed this in a statement on Saturday April 29, 2023.
According to the statement, Joshua was arrested by the Kaduna State Vigilance Service, KADVS at Brooklyn Hotel, Narayi Barnawa Kaduna on suspicion of involvement in cybercrime.
He was handed over to the Commission for further investigation, allegedly used the social media platform, Google Chat to defraud victims whom he professed love to. He received money and gift cards as proceeds of his illicit act.
Joshua pleaded guilty upon arraignment, leading to his conviction and sentencing to one year imprisonment or a fine of N150,000 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira). He is also to forfeit his Redmi 7 and iPhone 11 mobile devices to the federal government
