Man Sentenced to 42 Years for £80,000 Internet Fraud

Ndidi Joshua Bobbi has been sentenced to 42 years in prison for committing internet fraud amounting to £80,000. The judgment was delivered by Justice Olubunmi Abik Fadip at the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday.

Bobbi was initially arraigned in December 2021, where he pleaded not guilty to two counts of fraud. Subsequently, the prosecution, led by L.

Tukur, filed an amended six-count charge against him on July 2, 2025, under the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act No. 14 of 2006. The charges included intent to defraud and possession of fraudulent documents, wherein he falsely represented himself as Prince Louis Sabin Sigrid Osterlehn through various means, including print and social media platforms like Facebook.

The court found him guilty of these charges, resulting in the lengthy prison sentence.