The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today, February 13, 2014 arraigned Anthony
Ezechukwu, a 34 year-old graduate of International Relations and Management
before Justice E.S Chukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja on a 4-count charge
bordering on fraud and personation.
Ezechukwu, an
alleged internet fraudster, specializes in cloning facebook accounts of high
profile persons with the intention of defrauding unsuspecting members of the
public. Among those he allegedly cloned their accounts are Dr. Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance, Dame Abimbola Fashola, wife of the
Lagos State governor, Hajia Aisha Bala Mohammed, wife of Senator Bala Mohammed,
minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT and Jamilah Tangaza, executive
director, Abuja Geographical Information System.
Count two of the
charge reads: “that you, Anthony Ezechukwu on or about 28th day of
November, 2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with
intent to defraud, opened a false online facebook account to wit: url:https:/ /
www.facebook.com/agis.jamilahtangaza.9
in the name of one Jamilah Tangaza, the Executive Director, Abuja
Geographical Information System, containing false pretence purporting that you
have been appointed by the FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed to take control
of all lands and houses sale in the FCT and attempted to obtain money from the
general public, thereby committing an offence contrary to section 8(b) of the
Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under
section 1(3) of the same Act.”
The accused pleaded
not guilty when the charge was read to him. Upon his plea, counsel to EFCC
Abdallah Faruk prayed the court to fix a date for trial.
Justice Chukwu
adjourned the case to February 27, 2014 while ordering that the accused person
be remanded in prison custody.
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