Court Jails Fake Australian For Fraud
Justice Jaafaru Zubairu of the Kaduna State High Court has convicted and sentenced one Faruk Suleiman Ololade (a.k.a Caesar Smith) to three years imprisonment for fraud.
He was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a one-count charge bordering on impersonation.
The charge reads: “That you, Faruk Suleiman Ololade (a.k.a Mr Caesar Smith) on or about the 12th of February, 2026 in Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, impersonated one Mr Caesar Smith (an Australian) via Facebook platform and in such 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 under the same law.”
He pleaded guilty to the charge, upon which the prosecution counsel, Moses Arumemi prayed the court to convict and sentence him accordingly.
Justice Zubairu convicted and sentenced him to three years imprisonment or to pay N300,000 (Three Hundred Thousand Naira) fine. In addition, he forfeited his Redmi 15C mobile phone with IMEI 865422074373745, being the instrument of his crime to the federal government.
The convict was arrested following actionable intelligence on the activities of suspected internet fraudsters around Turaki Signboard, Agwa, Kaduna State.
