Praise Humphrey Igbo, better known as Jessica Allen, was sentenced to one year in prison by a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court for engaging in $115,000 worth of online fraud.
On Wednesday, December 11, 2024, Justice H.L. Abba-Aliyu delivered the ruling.
Igbo was charged with one count each of money laundering, criminal impersonation, cyber crime, and acquiring money under false pretenses.
Igbo tricked Aaron Baker, an American victim, by pretending to be “Jessica Allen,” a profitable cryptocurrency trader, according to a statement from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC.
In violation of Section 321 of the Penal Code crime Abuja, Cap 532 LFN 2004, Igbo “fraudulently obtained 5.26 Bitcoins worth One Hundred and Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($115,000) by false pretense,” according to the court. This crime is punishable under Section 324 of the same Act.
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When Igbo entered a guilty plea to the charge, M.K. Hussain, the EFCC’s attorney, asked that he be found guilty and sentenced.
Igbo was given a one-year prison sentence by Justice Abba-Aliyu, with the possibility of a fine of N1 million naira.
She also decided that the victim should be returned through the American Embassy using the money that was retrieved from Igbo and that was in his bank account.
