Ekemini got into trouble by impersonating Brian Roderick Daniel, owner of a property located at No. 143, Sprinaway Parade, Falcon, Western Australia and offering to sell his property to buyers on the internet without the consent of the owner. The Australian Police alerted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to monitor a controlled delivery of some documents related to the transactions to Ekemini. He was arrested at the point of collection of the documents.
Justice
Kudirat Jose of a Lagos High Court sitting in Lagos, has convicted and
sentenced Promise Ntuen Ekemini to one year imprisonment, for hijacking the
e-mail of a lawful owner of a property located in Western Australia valued at
$800,000 (Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), and attempting to sell
the property.
He was arraigned in April, 2014 on a five-count charge
bordering on conspiracy to defraud, attempt to obtain money by false pretences
and forgery. Justice Jose found him guilty of all the charges and convicted
him. His sentence is to run from the day of his arraignment.
Ekemini got into trouble by impersonating Brian Roderick
Daniel, owner of a property located at No. 143, Sprinaway Parade, Falcon,
Western Australia and offering the his
property to buyers on the internet without the consent of the owner. The
Australian Police alerted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,
to monitor a controlled delivery of some documents related to the transactions
to Ekemini. He was arrested at the point of collection of the documents.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
19th December, 2014