Justice C.N. Nwabulu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a man, Solomon Odigie Moses, a fake spiritualist, to one year in prison for defrauding an Indian woman of $1100 and threatening to publish her nude video.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in a statement published on X, said Moses was convicted on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, after pleading guilty to a one-count charge of cheating and falsely presenting himself as a spiritual leader.
The commission said he obtained the money from Sharon Kaur through a fictitious TikTok account while claiming to offer spiritual prayers and assistance.
According to the statement, Moses was arrested in Ekpoma, Edo State, after receiving the $1100 through his Zelle payment platform.
The commission said the naira equivalent of the money was subsequently transferred into his local bank account.
The EFCC said Moses later persuaded Kaur to undergo a naked spiritual bath and secretly recorded the session without her consent.
He then allegedly threatened to release the recording publicly unless she paid him money.
The commission said its investigation found that Kaur paid Moses $1,100 to stop him from publishing the video. The payment was identified as proceeds connected to the offence for which he was prosecuted.
The charge stated that Moses, also known as “Dr Solomon,” impersonated a spiritual leader through a fictitious TikTok account in Abuja in 2026 and obtained $1,100 from Kaur under the guise of providing spiritual prayers and assistance.
The prosecution said the conduct violated Section 321 of the Penal Code Act (Abuja), LFN 1990, and was punishable under Section 322 of the same law.
Moses pleaded guilty to the charge, prompting the prosecution counsel, Maryam Hayatudeen, to ask the court to convict and sentence him accordingly.
Justice Nwabulu convicted Moses and sentenced him to one year imprisonment with an option of a N300,000 fine. The judge also ordered the forfeiture of the $1,100 to Kaur through the EFCC.
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The identified proceeds of the offence are to be returned to the victim through the anti-graft agency.
