Man jailed one year for N30m fraud
An Abuja Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 22-year-old man, Daniel Onusiriuko, to one year in prison for fraudulently accessing a Moniepoint account and transferring about N30 million belonging to a victim. Onusiriuko, of Grow Home Estate, Chikakore, Kubwa, Abuja, was convicted after he was accused of posing as a Moniepoint agent and deceiving the victim, […]
A 22-year-old man, Daniel Onusiriuko, has been sentenced to one year in prison in Abuja for fraudulently transferring N30 million from a victim's Moniepoint account. Onusiriuko, from Grow Home Estate in Abuja, was found guilty of posing as a Moniepoint agent and tricking the victim, Udeh Chukwuma Samuel, into giving him his phone under the false pretense of processing a loan.
The police discovered that Onusiriuko had obtained the victim's login details, enabling him to steal the funds and use them to buy an iPhone 17, household items, and pay rent. Police recovered N1 million and additional items amounting to N3 million. Musa Eneye Abdulrazaq, the judge, ordered Onusiriuko to pay N26 million to the victim for restitution, a ruling that will stand despite his imprisonment. The prosecution cited sections 311, 325, and 286 of the Penal Code Act.
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