Man jailed in Kaduna for using fake Australian identity for fraud

A Kaduna State High Court has convicted and sentenced a man, Faruk Suleiman Ololade, for impersonation and attempted fraud.

The EFCC noted successful a connection that Ololade, besides known arsenic Caesar Smith, was recovered blameworthy by Justice Jaafaru Zubairu for posing arsenic an Australian national online successful a bid to deceive members of the public.

He was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) connected a one-count complaint bordering connected impersonation.

The complaint reads: “That you, Faruk Suleiman Ololade (a.k.a. Mr Caesar Smith), connected oregon astir the 12th of February, 2026, successful Kaduna, wrong the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, impersonated 1 Mr Caesar Smith (an Australian) via the Facebook level and, successful specified assumed character, attempted to defraud members of the public, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 142 (1) of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017, and punishable nether the aforesaid law.”

The suspect pleaded blameworthy to the charge.

Following his plea, the prosecution counsel, Moses Arumemi, urged the tribunal to convict and condemnation him accordingly.

Delivering judgment, Justice Zubairu recovered him blameworthy and sentenced him to 3 years’ imprisonment. The court, however, gave him an...