A Nigerian ‘senator,” who had been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has finally be jailed today.
Tom Makwe, internet fraudster, who posed as a senator from Nigeria, defrauded a Spanish victim of euros worth over N30 million and $1,300.
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Delivering judgement in Abuja today, Justice Aliyu Shafa of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Gwagwalada, Abuja, sentenced Makwe to prison after he pleaded guilty to the two-count charges by EFCC.
The ruling included that the euros and dollars recoverd from the ‘Nigerian senator ‘ be returned to the victim, Maria Del Rosario San Jose Garces through Spanish embassy in Nigeria.
According to Daily Post, other items – black Camry 2017 model car, Samsung S 23, Apple iPhone 13 cellphone, and HP EliteBook – recovered from the convict should be sold and the proceed forfeited to the government.
Meanwhile, Makwe had pleaded for leniency, telling the court how sorry how was.
“I am a changed person and plead with the court to tamper justice with mercy. I will never have anything to do with internet fraud again,” he pleaded.
