One Gideon Tobi Victor has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by Justice A.A. Bello of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna, for charges bordering on c¥bercrime brought against him by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The one count amended charge reads: “That you, Gideon Tobi Victor (aka Andre Bohr ) (M), between January and April 2023 at Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, attempted to commit an offence and in such an attempt did a certain act towards the Commission of the said offence, to wit; falsely presented yourself as Andre Bohrer (a white woman) to several unsuspecting victims on Google Chat, an online social media application in order to cheat them and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 57 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law of 2017 and punishable under Section 309 of the same Law”.
He pleaded guilty to the charge when it was read to him, but Justice Bello convicted and sentenced Victor to two years imprisonment or a fine of N150, 000.00 ( One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira). He is also to forfeit to the Federal Government of Nigeria one Samsung phone through the EFCC.
Victor got into tr%uble when he was apprehended by Kaduna Vigilance Services(KADVS) and handed over to the commission for further investigation, which revealed that he had impersonated several individuals online using various guises.
He impersonated one Cherry (a transgender model) and the American actor, Tom Cruise to defr@ud his v#ctims. The convict also converted a total of $700 worth of gift card for one Gabriel Onabiyi, a fra¥dst£r.
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