Justice Darius Khobo of a Kaduna State High Court on Tuesday, sentenced a 38- year old woman, Helen Ejiofor, to two years imprisonment for a N2.1 million job scam.
Khobo who also gave the convict an option of fine of N100, 000, ordered her to pay back the N2.1 million to the complainant, Mr James Adams.
He said that in the event that the convict failed to pay, she shall serve additional one year imprisonment.
Earlier, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) counsel, Mr Precious Onyeneho, told the court that the defendant committed the crime in Sept. 2023, in Kaduna.
Onyeneho said the defendant cajoled the complainant to pay the said money into her account under the pretense of securing jobs for his two brothers.
He said that as soon as the defendant received the money, she started avoiding calls from the complainant who waited for the non-existent employment letters.
The counsel said that all efforts made by the complainant to retrieve his money from the defendant proved abortive.
Onyeneho said the offence contravened Section 322 of the Penal Code of Kaduna State, 2017.
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