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| Faruk Suleiman Ololade. |
Justice Jaafaru Zubairu of the Kaduna State High Court has convicted and sentenced one Faruk Suleiman Ololade (a.k.a Caesar Smith) to three years imprisonment for fraud.
He was
prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC on a one-count charge bordering on impersonation.
The charge
reads: “That you, Faruk Suleiman Ololade (a.k.a Mr Caesar Smith) on or about
the 12th of February, 2026 in Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court, impersonated one Mr Caesar Smith (an Australian) via Facebook platform
and in such assumed character, attempted to defraud members of the public and
you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 142 (1) of the Kaduna
State Penal Code Law, 2017 and punishable under the same law.”
He pleaded
guilty to the charge, upon which the prosecution counsel, Moses Arumemi prayed
the court to convict and sentence him accordingly.
Justice
Zubairu convicted and sentenced him to three years imprisonment or to pay
N300,000 (Three Hundred Thousand Naira) fine. In addition, he forfeited his
Redmi 15C mobile phone with IMEI 865422074373745, being the instrument of his
crime to the federal government.
The convict
was arrested following actionable intelligence on the activities of suspected
internet fraudsters around Turaki Signboard, Agwa, Kaduna State.
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