A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Gwagwalada, has sentenced a fake senator, Tom Makwe, to two years imprisonment for swindling a Spanish of 47,082 euros.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had arraigned the convict on two counts of intent to defraud over the internet.
He pleaded guilty to the charge and begged the court for leniency.
Delivering judgment, Justice Aliyu Shafa, also gave him an option of fine of N5 million.
Shafa ordered that the N30 million, and 1,300 dollars recoverd from the convict be forfeited to the victim, Maria Del Rosario san Jose Garces through the Spanish embassy in Nigeria and evidence of forfeiture be filed through the registrar of the court within two weeks.
He said that the items recovered from the convict which includes; one black Camry 2017…
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