Court Sentences 9-yr-old for Fraud? EFCC Makes Major Clarity
- The EFCC has said it has never arrested and prosecuted a seven-year-old for fraud, as speculated in some media report
- According to the EFCC, Victor Odeh, an undergraduate who was arraigned before Kaduna State High Court by the commission, was 19
- Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court convicted and sentenced Odeh and four others to two years imprisonment for internet fraud
Kaduna, Kaduna - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has clarified the report that the anti-graft agency arraigned a seven-year-old, Victor Odeh, for internet fraud.
In a tweet on its X (formally Twitter) on Monday, December 18, the EFCC explained that the commission had said that Odeh was 19 years old, contrary to what was reported.
Source: Twitter
Odeh was sentenced to two years in prison by the Kaduna state high court mid-2022.
According to the EFCC, in the earlier statement released by the anti-graft agency in July, the ages of all convicted suspects, including Odeh, were not mentioned. Therefore, the commission needed to come out to clarify.
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EFCC speaks on convicted 19-year-old undergraduate
The tweet reads:
"The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to some insinuation and contrived accounts of the conviction of an internet fraudster, Victor Oche Odeh, by Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on July 21, 2023.
"Odeh, 19, was among five undergraduates convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment each after pleading guilty to a one-count separate charge bordering on internet fraud. The other convicts are: Chidebere Stanley Opara (a.k.a. Avail Hollywood), Manasseh Sefa Ephraim (a.k.a. Felicia_dannyyels), Chukwukere Obinna Paul (a.k.a. Shaun Lee) and Enyogu Etim Ekpo (a.k.a. Henry Wilson, Jasdav7).
"In a Press Release of the EFCC, dated July 11, 2023, the ages of all the convicts, including Odeh’s, were not stated. For clarity, Odeh is 19 years old. All the false narratives being bandied about in some social media section that he is seven years old should be ignored. The EFCC did not “parade” the convict, and it is not a court of law that rightfully convicted him.
"Facts are sacred. Information about Odeh's offence, prosecution, conviction, and sentence is on all social media platforms of the EFCC. The public is urged to ignore any hoopla connected to his conviction."
See the tweet here:
EFCC declares Obasanjo's ex-minister wanted
Legit.ng earlier reported that the EFCC sought Olu Agunloye, the former minister of power and steel under President Olusegun Obasanjo's administration.
The anti-graft agency said anyone who knows the whereabouts of the Obasanjo's cabinet member should report to the nearest police station or contact the EFCC.
The EFCC questioned Agunloye over his role in the $6 billion Mambila hydropower contract.
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