Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced the duo of Nathaniel David Akogun (a.k.a T.D Jakes Official) and Samuel Oduma (a.k.a Loius Tomlinson) to prison for fraud.
They were prosecuted on separate one-count charge each, bordering on internet fraud, impersonation and intention to defraud by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The charge against Oduma reads: “That you Samuel Oduma (a.k.a Loius Tomlinson)”M”, sometime in January 2023 in Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this honorable court, impersonated one Loius Tomlinson from United Kingdom on Instagram by presenting yourself as a celebrity with intent to defraud unsuspecting persons and in such assumed character as Loius Tomlinson, committed impersonation, an offence contrary to Section 142(1) of the Penal Code Law,2017 of Kaduna State and punishable under same law.”
Akogun’s charge reads: “That you Nathaniel David Akogun (a.k.a T.D Jakes Official) on or about the 11th of August 2024 at Rabah Road, Badarawa, Kaduna State, within the jurisdiction of this honorable court, impersonated one T.D Jakes Official on Facebook (an online social media platform) and in such assumed character, posed as a foreigner interested in online dating to the unsuspecting members of the public and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 142(1) of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law 2017.”
They all pleaded “guilty” when their charges were read to them, prompting the prosecution counsel, M.U Gadaka to urge the court to convict and sentence them accordingly.
Justice Khobo, afterwards convicted and sentenced, Oduma to three years imprisonment or to pay a fine of N400,000.00 (Four Hundred Thousand Naira ). In addition, he forfeited his Iphone 11 Pro to the federal government of Nigeria, while Akogun was convicted and sentenced to one year imprisonment or to pay a fine of N350,000.00. (Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira). He also forfeited his Iphone 7 Plus and one Huawei P30 Lite to the government.
The two fraudsters bagged their imprisonment when they were charged to court by the EFCC for internet fraud. The court found them guilty and sentenced them accordingly.