Yahoo Yahoo: Four internet fraudsters jailed in Benin

<p>The Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced four persons to jail for internet fraud.</p>, <p>The convicts include a 22-year-old Prince Belebi Koko, Igwe Favour, 22, Destiny Nonso Igwe, 24 and Ojo Jolly, 25.</p>, <p>This followed their arrest for involvement in internet fraud.</p>, <p>The defendants admitted to the crime and were subsequently arraigned on one-count charge of unlawful possession of fraudulent documents by the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.</p>, <p>Upon arraignment, the defendants pleaded guilty to their charges, prompting prosecution counsel, A.S.Bala- Ribah and Al-Amin Abdul Ibrahim to pray the court to convict and sentence them accordingly.</p>, <p>Justice Efe Ikponmwonba convicted and sentenced Favour, Igwe, Koko and Jolly to three years imprisonment with an option of N200,000 as fine.</p>, <p>The court also ordered the convicts to forfeit one Lexus Rx 350, one Lexus RX 350 and mobile phones, being proceeds of crime, to the Federal Government of Nigeria.</p>