‘Slay queen’ arrested by EFCC shortly after showing off, sentenced to three years in prison for internet fraud

The Makurdi Zonal Command of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, EFCC, on Thursday September 2, 2021 secured the conviction of the duo of Deborah Okiemute and Damisa Gideon (aka Captain Kim Lee) for offences bordering on personation and web fraud.

Recall that Ms Okiemute, a Benue State College graduate, was arrested in Makurdi for web fraud shortly after she flaunted her lavish way of life on Fb.

Justice Obiora Atuegwu Egwuatu of the Federal Excessive Courtroom, sitting in Abuja convicted and sentenced the defendants to numerous jail phrases, having discovered them responsible of the separate prices introduced in opposition to them by the Fee. The cost in opposition to Damisa reads:

“That you just, Deborah Okiemute, someday in November 2020, at Makurdi, inside the jurisdiction of this Honourable Courtroom, did by concealment retain the management of the sum of 4 Hundred and Seventy One Thousand Naira (N471,000.00) solely, in account No. 0102333502, domiciled in Entry Financial institution Plc belonging to you, being the proceeds of a felony conduct on behalf of 1 Nelson Irobo, figuring out that the cash is on account of felony conduct by the stated Nelson Irobo and thereby dedicated an offence opposite to Part 17(a) of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (Institution) Act, 2004 and punishable below Part 17(b) of the identical Act”.

The cost in opposition to Gideon learn:

“That you just, Damisa Gideon (aka Captain Kim Lee) someday in Could, 2020 at Makurdi, inside the jurisdiction of this Honourable Courtroom fraudulently impersonated one Kim Lee of the US Military Air Power Base from California by way of your e-mail, [email protected] and obtained the sum of Eleven Million Naira (N11,000,000.00) solely, from one Kim Soo Yeon (A Chinese language Citizen) and thereby dedicated an offence opposite to Part 22(2)(b)(ii) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, and so on) Act, 2015 and punishable below Part 22 (2) (iv) of the identical Act”.

The defendants pleaded ‘responsible’ to their respective prices.

Following their pleas, the prosecuting counsel, Mary Onoja, reviewed the info of the circumstances and tendered paperwork printed from their e-mail addresses, iPhones and laptops, in addition to their statements, which have been admitted in proof.

Delivering judgment, Justice Obiora stated “from the totality of the proof positioned earlier than the Courtroom, the plea of guilt entered by the defendants in addition to their statements the place they confessed to the crime, the Courtroom believes that the prosecution has proved its case past cheap doubt.

The choose after announcing the 2 responsible, sentenced Deborah Okiemute to 3 years in jail with an possibility of nice of N100, 000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Naira)

Equally, Damisa Gideon was sentenced to 1 12 months imprisonment with possibility of nice of N500,000.00 (5 Hundred Thousand Naira Solely).

The convict is to forfeit his white-coloured Mercedes Benz GLK 350 with registration quantity ABJ 338 DB and VIN No. WDCG8HBP3AF357583 valued at N10 Million Naira to the Federal Authorities of Nigeria. The stated car shall be bought by public public sale by the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee and the proceeds paid into the coffers of the Federal Authorities of Nigeria.