The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Lagos Zonal Command, on Thursday, secured the conviction and sentencing of Ndifreke Okon before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos.
Okon faced arraignment on a one-count charge related to internet fraud under Section 22(3) of the Cybercrimes Prohibition, Prevention, etc. Act, 2015.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission disclosed this in a post on its X handle on Saturday, March 23.
Part of the post reads: ” The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, March 21, 2024, secured the conviction and sentencing of one Ndifreke Okon, before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.
“Okon was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on Internet fraud, under Section 22 (3) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention Etc) Act, 2015.
“The charge reads: “That you Ndifreke Edem Okon (aka Binh Nguyen) on the 7th day of December, 2023 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court directly made a false statement wherein you held yourself out as BINH NGUYEN in your Instagram account knowing same to be false and with intent that the representation is relied upon to procure the issuance of financial instrument to yourself and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 22 (3) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention Etc) Act, 2015.”
