Justice A. T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port
Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced Paul Otanor to six
months imprisonment for defrauding a foreigner of the sum of $600 (Six
Hundred United States Dollars).
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Otanor was arraigned by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt’s Zonal
Office on a one-count charge bordering on impersonation contrary to
Section 22 (3) (a) of the Cyber Crimes (Prohibition Prevention, etc)
Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 22 (4) of the same Act.
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Otanor’s
journey to prison started when operatives of the EFCC arrested him
sometimes in May 2019 in Warri, Delta State for internet-related
offences. Documents containing false pretences were found on him.
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He
confessed to the crime through his written statements that he was
operating different gmail accounts and identities to defraud his
unsuspecting victims. Some of the gmail accounts are:
paulnewlife217@gmail.com,otanor70@gmail.com andkentymark455@gmail.com.
He was thereafter, charged with internet fraud.
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The charge
reads: “That you, Paul Otanor (a.k.a. Kent Mark) sometimes in May 2019,
in Port Harcourt, Rivers State within the jurisdiction of this Honorable
Court fraudulently impersonated one Kent Mark with intent to gain
advantage for yourself and thereby committed an offence contrary to
Section 22 (3) (a) of the Cyber Crimes (Prohibition Prevention, etc)
Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 22 (4) of the same Act”.
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The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge.
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Both the counsel for the EFCC, S. Chime and defence counsel, Edo Anabel agreed on the convict’s plea of guilty.
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Justice
Mohammed thereafter, convicted and sentenced him to six months
imprisonment with an option of fine of N100,000 (One Hundred Thousand
Naira). The trial judge also ordered that the sum of $600 fraudulently
obtained from Brenda Pearson, a foreigner, be returned to her.
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