The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has cleared the air on the conviction of 19-year-old Victor Oche Odeh by Justice Darius Khobo.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Odeh was convicted by Justice Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on July 21, 2023 for involvement in Internet fraud.
The 19-year-old was among five undergraduates convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment each, after pleading guilty to one-count separate charge bordering on Internet fraud.
The other convicts are: Chidebere Stanley Opara (a.ka. Avail Hollywood), Manasseh Sefa Ephraim ( a.k.a Felicia_dannyyels), Chukwukere Obinna Paul (a.ka. Shaun Lee) and Enyogu Etim Ekpo (a.ka.a Henry Wilson, Jasdav7).
However the conviction had sparked reaction on social media with many insinuations that Odeh was 7-year-old.
A statement by the anti graft agency clarifying the matter reads: “In a press release of the EFCC, dated July 11, 2023, the ages of all the convicts, including Odeh’s, were not stated.
“For the purpose of clarity, Odeh is 19 years old. All the false narratives being bandied about in some section of the social media that he is seven years old should be ignored.
“The EFCC did not “parade” the convict, and is not a court of law that rightfully convicted him.
“Facts are sacred. Information about the offence, prosecution, conviction and sentence of Odeh are in all social media platforms of the EFCC”.