A High Court in Kano State has sentenced one Daniel Okpara to three years imprisonment for impersonating the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde.
A statement by head, media and publicity of the anti-graft agency’s, Wilson Uwujaren, in Abuja, said the convict allegedly opened a Facebook account, presenting himself as the executive chairman of EFCC and began to solicit and collect money from job-seekers, under the pretext of offering them employment at the commission.
Daniel, who was arraigned on May 27 before Justice Farouq Lawal pleaded guilty to the three-count charge of impersonation and obtaining money under false pretence preferred against him by the EFCC.
Defence counsel, Bello Dahiru, pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy, stressing that the convict was a first time offender and had been remorseful since his arrest. He also prayed the court to take into account the fact that the convict did not waste the time of the court and that he was a promising young man, with a pregnant wife.
Justice Lawal, consequently sentenced the convict to one year imprisonment on counts two and three with no option of a fine, while the convict is to serve one year imprisonment and pay a fine of N50, 000 on count one and that all sentences be run concurrently.
