A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced a Lebanese Hamza Koudeih to one-year imprisonment over multimillion dollars internet fraud.
Mr Koudeih is an associate of Instagram celebrity Ismaila Mustapha aka Mompha who is facing similar charges filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Tijjani Ringim on Friday also ordered forfeiture of N100 million recovered from Koudeih to the Federal Government.
Also seized from the Lebanese was a luxury Mercedes Benz GLE43 SUV with Chassis Number: HJGEDGEBXHA063213, two iPhones and an HP desktop computer.
The judge, however, gave the convict an option of N1 million instead of a jail term.
Mompha was yet to react to the judgement as of press time. The Instagram sensation is currently in Kenya, according to his update on Instagram.
Justice Ringim handed down the verdict after upholding a plea bargain agreement Koudeih entered into with the EFCC.
The convict was arraigned alongside his alleged Nigerian accomplice Kayode Philip known as Voice of the King on a 25-count charge of conspiracy, phishing, spamming and unlawful conversion.
They were also accused of engaging in cyber fraud and attempting to retain the sums of $6 million and £1 million in the Bank of China.
When they were arraigned in November last year, they both pleaded not guilty to a charge until the convict changed his plea.
