Internet scam training school owner from Uyo receives 10-year jail sentence

The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) successfully obtained a conviction and subsequent sentencing for Ikemesit Edet, the owner of a Cybercrime Training Centre in Uyo, known as Hustle Kingdom (HK).

According to a statement released by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale on a Saturday, Edet was sentenced on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, after admitting guilt to charges related to impersonation, love scams, hacking/editing social media accounts, and providing criminal tutoring, following his arraignment by the Uyo Zonal Command of the Commission.

The first count against Edet detailed his involvement in permitting the use of his premises as a Cybercrime Academy, where he recruited and taught young individuals cybercrime techniques for fraudulent activities, leading to charges under the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006.

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The second count accused Edet of possessing a significant sum of money, believed to be proceeds from cybercrime activities, resulting in charges under the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2022.

Edet admitted guilt to both counts, leading the prosecution counsel, Joshua Abolarin, to request the court to convict and sentence him accordingly, as well as to order the forfeiture of all recovered exhibits.