Court sentences three internet fraudsters to prison in Kaduna

A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced three Internet fraudsters – AbdulFatai Ismail Alade (aka Hismaheel Asiwaju), Audu Ishida and Elisha Smith for fraud.

They were prosecuted by Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on separate one-count charges bordering on impersonation and money laundering.

This was made known by the EFCC in a post on its official X handle on Thursday.

According to the post, “they all pleaded “guilty” to their charge when they were read to them, prompting prosecution counsel, M.E Eimonye and M. Lawal to urge the court to convict and sentence them accordingly”.

The court convicted and sentenced Alade to five years imprisonment or to pay a fine of N500,000.

In addition, he forfeited an iPhone 11 Pro mobile phone with IMEI No:353248109724490 to the Federal Government.

Smith was convicted and sentenced to four years imprisonment or to a pay of fine of N500,000, while Ishida is to serve two years imprisonment or to pay a fine of N400,000.

In addition, Smith and Ishida forfeited one Samsung Galaxy S10e mobile phone with IMEI 35603232102690016 and one Oppo F1s with IMEI No: 862784037953334, respectively to the Federal Government.