EFCC Charges Fake Content Creator with Internet Fraud in Jos

 

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Audu Ishida, also known as Baddie Kylemilli, for internet fraud.

The charges against Ishida include impersonation, retention of proceeds from crime, and money laundering.

According to a statement by Dele Oyewale, Head of Media & Publicity at the EFCC, Ishida faces a one-count charge before Justice Hauwa’u Buhari of the Federal High Court in Kaduna. The charge alleges that on June 2, 2024, in Jos, Ishida retained $50 from a victim, knowing it was derived from an unlawful act.

This offense violates Section 20(a) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, and is punishable under Section 20(b) of the same Act.

Ishida pleaded “not guilty” to the charge. Consequently, prosecution counsel M.E. Eimonye requested a trial date and for Ishida to be remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS). Defence counsel Umar Usman did not oppose the remand.

Justice Buhari ordered Ishida to be held at the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Kaduna and set the trial to commence on November 7, 2024.

Ishida’s arrest followed an intelligence-driven raid by EFCC operatives on internet fraud rings in Jos.

Investigations revealed that Ishida created fraudulent online content and dating sites to deceive victims.

The proceeds from his crimes, obtained via gift cards and traded through an FSS card app, were converted to naira and deposited into his bank accounts.