Justice Kuewumi Babs of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has
convicted and sentenced Abdulhakeem Daud to three years imprisonment
for credit card fraud.
The convict was arraigned before the court on Thursday on a two-count
charge bordering on possession and fraudulent use of credit card. He
pleaded guilty to the charges and was subsequently convicted and
sentenced to three years in prison.
One of the charges read: “That you Abdulhakeem A. Daud( a.k.a Adewale
Adeyemi) between the 23rd of October 2015 and 7th of January, 2016 at
Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to
defraud, used Visa Credit Card no.4147788569112614 issued to one Thomas
A Boyer.
According to reports, the convict obtained services worth the sum of Three Million Eight
Hundred and Forty Five Thousand Six Hundred and Seventy One Naira,
Forty Four kobo (N3,845,671.44) from Radisson Blue Anchorage Hotel of
1A, Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, Victoria Island, Lagos and thereby committed
an offence punishable under section 33(1) of the Cybercrime
(Prohibition Prevention) Act ,2015.
Justice Babs sentenced him to two years imprisonment on count one
with an option of N500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira only) fine. On
count two, Daud was sentenced to one year imprisonment with another
option of N500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira only) fine. The
sentences are to run concurrently with hard labour while the fine shall
be cumulative.
Trouble began for Daud when the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, received a petition from Radison Blue Anchorage
Hotel, Lagos alleging that the convict made use of its services and
paid all his bills with an un-funded credit card.
Investigations were
conducted and several incriminating documents were discovered in his
hotel room. Findings showed that the purported credit card the convict
used to pay his bills was actually
issued to one Thomas Boyer, an
American.
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