| Category Name | Corruption |
| Source of News | efccnigeria.org |
| Date of New | 2025-04-11 |
| News Headline | Court Jails Nine Internet Fraudsters in Benin City |
| Name of Reporter | EFCC |
| Name of Victim | Name not mentioned |
| Age | 0 |
| Gender | |
| Occupation | |
| Type of Matter | Corruption |
| Complain Office | EFCC |
| Crime Address | Benin City |
| Crime State | Edo |
| Crime Local Govt Area | Not Available |
| Crime City | Benin City |
| Geo-Political Zone | SOUTH-SOUTH |
| Crime Date | 2025-03-05 |
| Alleged Offence | 1-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, retention of proceeds of crime and possession of fraudulent documents |
| Section of the Law | 6, 8 (b) and 1(3), Advance Fee Fraud Act, 2006 |
| Crime Motivation | |
| Type of Sector | Private |
| Alleged Crime Organization | Individual |
| Organization Category | Love relationship pretense |
| Crime Sector | Individual |
| Type of Crime | Cybercrime/fraud |
| Item Description | |
| Quantity | 0 |
| No of Deaths(SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS) | 0 |
| General Remark | Option of fine |
| Perpetrators Destination | |
| No of Victims | 1 |
| Prosecuting Agency | EFCC |
| Arraignment Date | 2025-03-27 |
| Court | State High Court |
| Court Address: State | Edo |
| Court Address: Town | Benin City |
| Name of Judge | Justice A.N. Erhabor |
| Prosecting Counsel | F.A Jirbo, I.M Elodi, Isa K. Agwai and Bala-Ribah |
| Defense Counsel | |
| No of Persons Being Prosecuted | 1 |
| Status of Matter | Sentenced to 2 years imprisonment with option of fine and also forfeited a phone, computer and money found in account to Fed. Govt. |
| No of Deaths(CIVILIAN) | 0 |
| No of Persons Jailed | 1 |
| Forfeited Assets | 2 |
| Amount Forfeited | 0 |
| Alleged Ransom Demanded | 0 |
| Alleged Ransom Paid | 0 |
| Conviction Date | 2025-03-27 |
| Details | Source |