Crime
FCT court jails man six months for $1,000 scam
Justice A.O Musa of the Federal Capital Territory High Court [FCT], Bwari has sentenced an internet fraudster to six months in jail.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] secured the conviction of Osarumwense Henry Afuwa, alias Manasseh Jorda, after prosecuting him $1,000 internet fraud.
Trouble started for the convict following intelligence report on his cybercrime activities.
Scam documents and messages were found in his possession upon his arrest.
Further investigations showed that he posed as Manasseh Jordan, a pastor in the United States in a fictitious WhatsApp Account, and at different times, defrauded foreign women through love scam.
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