A state high court in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Monday sentenced a self-acclaimed native doctor, Akinyola Ogundale, to 31 years imprisonment for obtaining money by false pretences and fraudulent conversion.
Delivering judgement, Justice D.A. Onyefulu, found the defendant guilty of fraud and exploitation through spiritual and psychological intimidation.
The offence are contrary to the provisions of Section 1(1) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act and Section 383(1) of the Criminal Code Law, Cap. 36, Laws of Anambra State, 1991.
The incident occurred in July 2024 when the now deceased victim, Juliet Onabe, met the defendant while travelling from Onitsha to Ondo for business purposes.
The court heard that the defendant falsely presented himself as a native doctor capable of performing rituals to make the victim wealthy.
