Court Sentence Internet Fraudster To Jail

An internet fraudster, Michael Jackson has been handed a jail sentence for fraud by a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos.

Jackson was arrested in January and prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The anti-graft agency said he posed as Ella Ellywood, a transgender woman, to scam victims of millions of Naira.

Jackson, Disc Jockey (DJ), was in possession of fetish items “for grace and success” at the time of arrest.

Justice Tijani Ringim sentenced him to three months imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to one-count charge of impersonation.

The offence violated Section 22(2)(b) Of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, ETC) Act 2015.