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Justice Yellin Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, May 23, 2025, convicted and sentenced twelve Filipinos to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud.


The convicts are: Anjeanette Topacio, Gladys Joy Mag Iba, Jean Calago, Shairah Mae Reyes, Roseann Gonzales, Lari Jane Tayag, Mary Grace De La Cruz, Krystel Aquilesca, Jonilyn Agulto, Paizza Camara, Vivian Pionella and Jonalyn Mendoza.



They were arraigned on Friday, May 23, by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on separate charges of possession of fraudulent documents.


One of the counts reads: “That you, Anjeanette Topacio, sometime in December 2024, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, willfully caused to be accessed, computer systems organized to seriously destabilize and destroy the fundamental economic and social structure of Nigeria when you procured/employed Nigerian youths for identity theft and to hold themselves out as persons of foreign nationality, with the intent to gain a financial advantage for yourselves and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 18 of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc) Act, 2015 (As amended 2024) and Section 2(3) (d) of the Terrorism (Prevention, Prohibition) Act, 2022."


Another charge reads: “That you, Shairah May Reyes, sometime in December 2024, in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honorable court, had in your possession a document containing false pretense, printed from your Telegram, wherein you posed to be a lady, living in the UK , which representation you knew to be false, thereby committed an offence, contrary to Section 6 (8c) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under section 1(3) of the same Act." They all pleaded “guilty” to the charges when they were read to them.


In view of their pleas, the prosecution counsel, N.K.Ukoha and H.U. Kofarnaisa, respectively, requested that the court convict the defendants as charged, in accordance with the plea bargain they had entered into with the Commission.


Justice Bogoro convicted and sentenced the defendants to one year imprisonment each, with a fine of N1,000,000.00( One Million Naira).


The judge also ordered the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Mrs. Kemi Nanna Nandap, to ensure that the convicts are repatriated to their country of origin within seven days upon completion of their sentences.


The devices recovered from the defendants were also ordered forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.









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The first one resemble Moana,

I saw white people in a Toyota Hiace bus belonging to the NCS at Doyin Orile yesterday evening and they drove without an escort vehicle but with a police officer sitting in front.

If they're the people sentenced as they looked like people of Asian origin, is there a correctional facility along the Lagos-Badagry expressway?

Parallel heads on the beat again, spits!

I can see 10 pictures, where the remaining two?

It seems like Nigeria has something highly attractive to these Asian fraudsters that no one is telling us about. Recently, we've seen many of them coming here to carry out their fraudulent activities.. E be like say na see finish dey cause am.

Oga o ...

Even the old mama in the first picture

Good stuff
Most of them think because we are hospitable they can do as they like.

Their arrest card says “17 December 2004”
I’m not understanding.

Lol na Tax payer money go still feed all this one...


Shey na our Beans Dem go dey chop or Asian food

Yahoo has finally taken over the world.

Iliveforever:
Their arrest card says “17 December 2004”
I’m not understanding.

Lol 2024 open ur eyes...

Iliveforever:
Their arrest card says “17 December 2004”
I’m not understanding.

2024

Come to think of it, yahoo yahoo was not a Nigeria thing?

Nigeria is a rich country, no cap. Na just mismanagement of resources waan finish us.

Because they're from the Philippines?
If they are Americans, they will be on their way home by now.
the Binance guy?

After completing their jail , they must be deported and banned from entering Nigeria for 81 years.

That was how two Indian-Canadians entered Nigeria to so blackmail business and targeted a big man. After they showed them pepper and seized their ports, they begged to be allowed to run away.

They won't enter Nigeria for blackmail business again. We don't tolerate it here.

They look beautiful, but Nigeria is now capital of crime,every criminals want to come to Nigeria.

Baronthecelebri:
They look beautiful, but Nigeria is now capital of crime,every criminals want to come to Nigeria.

There are opportunities in Nigeria.

Cybercrime is huge. That is why those who do MMM, CEBEX and internet fraud succeed.

Food business is huge. Ask Aliko.

Rock blasting is huge. Ask construction companies.

Mining is huge.

Education is huge, ask private unis.

Hospitality is equally huge. That includes wookup business.

Blackmail business was started by someone on an international scale. She has been sued by FG for criminal defamation.

Nigeria is a land of opportunities. Evil people capitalize on the bad ones.

These people dey do Ponzi and other scamming schemes in Nigeria.

They might be the brains behind CBEX, PCEX, etc.

Na Nigerian boys still put them through....

datola:
Even the old mama in the first picture

dey there

Esthered:
I saw white people in a Toyota Hiace bus belonging to the NCS at Doyin Orile yesterday evening and they drove without an escort vehicle but with a police officer sitting in front.

If they're the people sentenced as they looked like people of Asian origin, is there a correctional facility along the Lagos-Badagry expressway?

There's a prison in Badagry.
Not policeman in the vehicle, but Correctional Service Armed Squard officer. Their uniform is khaki. Like Mopol own.

can they work without Nigerian accomplices?

This one's don enter plea deal because the charges here are flimsy...the charges presented are to save face after arrest. The money charged them is it the cost of feeding them in prison cos it won't even be enough

lightwind:
Na Nigerian boys still put them through....

They most probably provide tools and apps.nigerian boys will use it to work for them....uptill now no update on those arrested in VI by oyinjolayemi or their sponsors... everybody dey play

Iliveforever:
Their arrest card says “17 December 2004”
I’m not understanding.

reduce drinking of garri

Cyber crime has taken a new dimension.