Nigerians React As Invictus Obi Gets 10-Year Jail Term For Fraud In U.S.

 

Twitter clients have been responding to the information on Obinwanne Okeke prevalently known as Invictus Obi, who has quite recently been condemned to a 10-year prison term by a Virginia Court in the United States for web extortion.

 

He was condemned on Tuesday night, February 16, subsequent to being seen as liable of causing roughly $11 million in known misfortunes to his casualties somewhere in the range of 2015 and 2019

The fraudster, who was once recorded on the Forbes Africa 30 Under 30, was captured in August 2019 by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) on charges of PC and wire misrepresentation.

Following quite a while of denying his inclusion in the wrongdoing, he conceded to the claim of intrigue to perpetrate wire misrepresentation and consented to help out American specialists a year ago June.

The litigant who had interests in oil and gas, farming, private value, elective energy, telecom, and land had worked his property under the ‘Invictus Group’ and had a presence in three nations including Nigeria, South Africa, and Zambia.

The blameworthy request helped Mr Okeke, who was at first prosecuted on two checks of PC and wire extortion, to get the withdrawal of the second charge that conveys lesser sentence and fines.

Numerous Nigerian on Twitter are satisfied with the judgment, with one expressing that Invictus Obi misled individuals battling to make it legitimately with his persuasive talks.

See responses below…