The Kaduna State High Court has convicted and sentenced three individuals for engaging in fraudulent activities carried out through Facebook and TikTok in Kaduna State.

The convicts — Aliyu Hassan, Samuel Olamide, and Solomon Joseph Christian — were each found guilty of separate one-count charges related to criminal impersonation and obtaining money under false pretences.

Their convictions were announced in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) via its verified X (formerly Twitter) account. The agency disclosed that its Kaduna Zonal Directorate secured the convictions before Justice A. Isiaka.

According to the statement, Hassan, who also used the alias Ottaviani Loverules Giovanni, impersonated a Brazilian citizen on Facebook on February 9, 2026, and defrauded a victim identified as Kerry of N90,000.

Olamide, also known as Johnny, was reported to have impersonated a United States citizen on TikTok on the same day, defrauding an American victim, Jackie Sanders.

In a similar case, Christian, alias Jenort, impersonated another individual on Facebook in February 2026 and obtained $150 from his victim.

The EFCC noted that the offences violated Section 142(1) of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017.

All three defendants pleaded guilty to the charges, prompting prosecuting counsel, M.U. Gadaka, to urge the court to convict and sentence them accordingly.

Justice Isiaka subsequently sentenced each of the convicts to five years’ imprisonment, with an option of a N300,000 fine.

The court also ordered the forfeiture of items recovered from the convicts to the Federal Government. Hassan forfeited N90,000 and a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 used in committing the offence; Olamide forfeited a Samsung Galaxy S21; while Christian forfeited an iPhone 14 Pro and $150 identified as proceeds of the crime.

The EFCC further disclosed that the suspects were apprehended in the Agwa/Kudende area of Kaduna following credible intelligence linking them to fraudulent internet activities.

The latest convictions come less than a year after the Kaduna State High Court secured similar rulings against five other individuals for related offences, including criminal breach of trust, cheating, and impersonation.