‘Yahoo Girl’, Christiana Nkemdirim bags eight months Imprisonment

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office today, June 28, 2019 verified the conviction of Isaac Christiana Nkemdirim before Justice M.G. Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State.

Nkemdirim was indicted on a one check charge of getting by affectation in opposition to Section 15(2)(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2002 as changed and culpable under 15(3) of a similar Act.

The charge peruses: "That you, Isaac Christiana Nkemdirim (moniker Ama Christiana, Isaac Christian and one Favor Chinonso (assumed name Steve Obinna (everywhere), approximately 23rd of August, 2018 inside the ward of this noteworthy court concealed or masks the starting point of the total of N150,000 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) which you moved to our Account 0775064177 domiciled in Access Bank PLC , which you knew or sensibly should have realized that the said sum structures some portion of the returns of unlawful Act indeed: acquiring cash by affectations and in this manner submitted an offense in spite of segment 15 (2) (an) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2012 as altered and culpable under segment 15 (3) of a similar Act.

Upon her arraignment, Nkemdirim conceded to the charge.

In view of her supplication, the indictment counsel, Fredrick O. Dibang supplicated the court to convict and sentence the respondent as needs be.

In any case, the resistance insight implored the court to temper equity with benevolence as his customer was a first time wrongdoer and an adolescent who has guarantee never to return to the wrongdoing.

Equity M.G. Umar from that point indicted and condemned the respondent to eight (8) months detainment without an alternative of fine.