Anthony Joshua’s Impersonators Arraigned For Defrauding Two Ladies £15, 491 – EFCC

Ukhuriegbe Glory Irekpitan and Onyekwa Joshua have been arraigned at the Federal High Court, Benin, Edo state for allegedly defrauding citizens in London, United Kingdom, using the identity of Nigerian-born boxer, Anthony Joshua.

This was published on the official website of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Tuesday.

The EFCC Benin Zonal Command on Monday, claimed that they are “ alleged to have impersonated Anthony Joshua, the British boxer of Nigerian descent, to defraud two ladies of the sums of £10,000 pounds and £5, 491, 23 in London.”

The duo pleaded not guilty to the charges read to them in court.

The charge reads:

“That you Onyekwe Joshua Chinedum (a.k.a Anthony Joshua) sometime in 2019 did with intent to defraud sent electronic messages which materially misrepresent facts to Samantha Johnson, a lady in London which messages she relied upon and which made her to suffer financial loss in the sum of £10,000 thereby committing an offence punishable under section 14 (2) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition Prevention, Etc) Act 2015”.

“That you Ukhuriegbe Glory Irekpitan sometime in 2018 did with intent to defraud sent electronic messages which materially misrepresent facts to Mrs Zahra Bagun, a lady in London which messages she relied on and which caused her to suffer the financial loss in the sum of £5,491.23 pounds, equivalent of N2,306,220 and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 14(2) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition Prevention, Etc) Act 2015.”

The court adjourned the matter till October 21, 2021 for trial while remanding the defendants at the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Benin City.