Edo Court Jails Man Two Years For Fraud, Orders N400,000 Forfeiture
Edo Court Jails Man Two Years For Fraud, Orders N400,000 Forfeiture 
An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City has sentenced a man, Samuel Akove Adavize, to two years’ imprisonment for impersonation and obtaining money under false pretences.
Justice E.G. Adekambi convicted Adavize on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, following his arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The EFCC disclosed this in a statement via its official X handle on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
According to the commission, the convict was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on impersonation, obtaining by false pretence and possession of fraudulent documents.
The court also ordered the forfeiture of N400,000 recovered from Adavize as proceeds of crime, as well as an iPhone 12 identified as an instrument used in committing the offence.
The commission said the judge further directed the permanent closure of the convict’s Opay and Sparkle Microfinance Bank accounts.
The EFCC statement reads in part: “The Benin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, secured the conviction of Samuel Akove Adavize before Justice E.G. Adekambi of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City.
The statement partly reads: “Samuel was arraigned on a two-count charge of impersonation, Obtaining by false pretence and possession of fraudulent documents.
“Justice Adekambi convicted and sentenced the defendant to two years imprisonment.”
The commission added that the court ordered the forfeiture of the N400,000 and iPhone 12 recovered from the convict to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
