Two Fraudsters Jailed In Gombe

Joseph Bakare

Justice A.Y Yakubu of  Gombe State High Court sitting in  Gombe , Gombe State on July 31, 2024 convicted and sentenced the duo of Vanna Henry Nguna and Morgak Peter to two years imprisonment for fraud.

Nguna (a.k.a.Emily Enoch) and  Peter  were  prosecuted on one-count separate charges of personation by the Gombe Zonal Directorate  of the EFCC .

The charges against Vanna Henry Nguna  reads: “That you Vanna Henry Nguna sometimes between January and February, 2024 at Gombe, Gombe State within the jurisdiction  of this honourable court dishonestly impersonate a female American national by operating a fake account ( Emily Enoch ) and a fake Gmail account ( emily00795@gmail.com) and by using same to defraud unsuspecting individuals mostly men, foreign nationals and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 321 and punishable under Section 324 of the Penal Code Law.”

The charge against Morgak Peter reads: “That you Morgak Peter sometimes between January and February 2024 at Gombe , Gombe State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court  dishonestly impersonate some foreign nationals by pretending to be an online gamer and vendor operating fake Facebook account ( help zone criss Ty and TJ field) and Instagram account ( nunji- 000) and in the process gained to your advantage the sum of N40,000 and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 321 and punishable under Section 324 of the penal code Law.”

Upon  arraignment , the defendants pleaded guilty to their respective charges prompting the prosecution counsel , AB Kware to urge the court to convict and sentence the defendants as charged.  However, counsel to the defendants,  Jimoh.K and Yusuf. Ali pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy as the defendants were first -time offenders who are remorseful of their actions.