€80,000 scam: Lagos court jails fraudster 42 years

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced Ndidi Joshua Bobby to 42 years’ imprisonment for internet fraud involving false identity claims and obtaining money under false pretence.

Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe delivered the judgment after finding Bobby guilty of the offences.

His conviction followed his prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Okotie-Eboh, on charges bordering on stealing and possession of fraudulent documents involving €80,000.

Bobby was first arraigned in December 2021 on a two-count charge, but the prosecution later amended the charge to six counts dated July 2, 2025, under the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act No. 14 of 2006.