By Opalim Lifted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Audu Ishida, known as Baddie Kylemilli, for alleged internet fraud. He faces charges of impersonation, retention of proceeds of crime, and money laundering before Justice Hauwa’u Buhari at the Federal High Court in Kaduna State.
Ishida was apprehended in Jos, Plateau State, during an intelligence-led raid by the EFCC’s Kaduna Zonal Command, alongside other members of an internet fraud ring. Investigations revealed that Ishida created fake online video content and dating sites to defraud unsuspecting victims.
It was found that he obtained his proceeds through gift cards, which he traded online using an FSS card app in foreign currency, subsequently converting the funds to Naira and depositing them into his bank accounts.
The charge states that Ishida retained a total sum of $50 USD from a victim, which he should have known was part of the proceeds of unlawful activity, in violation of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.