An Abuja High Court has sentenced one Jacob Samuel to six months imprisonment for falsely representing himself as a genuine priest or spiritualist and inducing one Rebecca into delivering to him the sum of N103, 000 (One Hundred and Three Thousand Naira).
The suspect, who pleaded guilty was arraigned before before Justice J.O. Onwuegbuzie by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Office on an amended one-count charge of cheating.
Based on his plea, the prosecution asked the court to convict him accordingly. But his counsel, M.K Agbontien urged the court to temper justice with mercy as the defendant was a first-time offender and had returned the proceeds of crime.
Justice Onwuegbuzie convicted and sentenced Samuel to six months imprisonment with an option of N50, 000 (Fifty Thousand Naira) fine.