A radiographer and self-styled bitcoin and investment guru, Sunday Ariyo Anyanfelowa, has been convicted for defrauding his victim the sum of N930, 000.
The offence is contrary to Section 1 (1) and punishable under Section 1(3) all of Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.
The defendant who was arraigned on November 24, 2018, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment without an option of fine by Justice B. L. Iliya of the Gombe State High Court on Tuesday January 4, 2022.
Anyanfeoluwa’s travail began sometimes in 2017 when he falsely represented himself in a WhatsApp Chat called “BIC Investment Giant”, to be a bitcoin expert and convinced the petitioner to part with the said sum for bitcoin investment with the promise of high returns on the investment to the victim’s e-wallet account.
However, investigation by the Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) revealed that the defendant withdrew the money sent to him from a Point of Sale vendor and diverted the proceeds to personal use.
A 20-year-old student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Audi Emmanuel, has been found dead in his…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested and transferred an officer, ASP Nuhu Usman, to…
The Lagos State House of Assembly has removed its Clerk, Olalekan Onafeko, with immediate effect…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday re-arraigned the Accountant-General of Bauchi State,…
Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has obtained the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has announced the date for the hearing of a…
This website uses cookies.