An FCT High Court on Thursday ordered a student, Ifeanyi Bosah, to cut the grass around the premises of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for one week for internet fraud.
Bosah was docked by the EFCC on attempt to cheat by impersonation.
He pleaded guilty to the charge and begged the court for leniency.
Delivering judgment, Justice Aliyu Shafa, convicted and sentenced Bosah to cut grass around the commission’s premises for one week.
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Shafa ordered the convict to sign a bond of good behaviour for a period of six months.
He also ordered that the instrument used by the convict to perpetuate the crime should be burnt and the evidence brought before the court.
Earlier, the convict pleaded with the court to tamper justice with mercy, adding that he would not indulge in such acts again.
“I want to beg the court for mercy. I’m deeply sorry for what I have done,” he said.
The Defence Counsel, Mr Adam Ilouno, in support of the allocutus by the convict, told the court that Bosah had no previous conviction record and was also remorseful.
“The convict is a first-time offender. He has not been convicted for any other crime of whatever kind. We urge my lord to tamper justice with mercy.’’
The EFCC counsel, Mr M.M. Gwani, told the court that Bosah between February and March within the jurisdiction of the court attempted to cheat by personation.
