Court jails 18 foreign nationals for cyber terrorism, orders deportation after sentence

Court jails 18 foreign nationals for cyber terrorism, orders deportation after sentence

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has convicted and sentenced 18 foreign nationals to one year imprisonment each for cybercrime, fraud, impersonation, and attempting to destabilize Nigeria’s constitutional structure. The convicts, who initially pleaded not guilty, changed their pleas under a plea bargain agreement with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justices Chukwujekwu […] The post Court jails 18 foreign nationals for …

Court Jails 18 Foreign Cyberterrorists, Orders Deportation

In a significant judgment against crime, the Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced 18 foreign nationals to one year imprisonment each for cybercrime, fraud, impersonation, and attempting to destabilise Nigeria’s constitutional structure. Justices Chukwujekwu Aneke and Yellim Bogoro delivered the judgments in two separate rulings. Persecondnews reports that the convicts, who had initially pleaded not guilty, changed their pleas as part of a p…