The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reported the conviction and sentencing of Solomon Eke by a High Court in Kaduna.

Presided over by Justice Darius Khobo, the court found Eke guilty of impersonation and handed him a three-year prison term.

Eke had operated a Facebook account under the name Kelvin James, impersonating an agent of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) named John Smith.

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Following an intelligence report, EFCC apprehended Eke along with 24 other suspected internet fraudsters at Kurudu Phase 5 in Abuja.

The court ruled that Eke, also known as Kelvin James, had falsely presented himself as a white man and a Trading Manager on Facebook to deceive unsuspecting victims in love scams.

In addition to the prison sentence, Eke was given the option to pay a fine of N150,000 and had his iPhone 14 Pro Max forfeited to the Federal Government.