The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Makurdi Zonal Office had secured the conviction of Nicup after he was brought before Justice Abdu Dogo of the Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi in Benue State.
The court earlier heard that Nicup between September 2020 and December 2020 in Makurdi unlawfully procured for use a Computer Programme to wit: a WhatsApp group link, which he posted on Facebook inviting interested persons to invest in Bitcoin through which he defrauded one Ademu Alexander Inalegwu for an aggregate sum of N111,900.
The offence was contrary to Section 28(1)(a) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, ) Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 28(2) of the same Act.