The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a fake spiritualist, Solomon Moses, to one year imprisonment for defrauding an Indian woman of $1,100 and threatening to release her nude video.
Moses was convicted and sentenced on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, after pleading guilty to a one-count charge of cheating and falsely presenting himself as a spiritual leader.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission disclosed this in a statement shared on its official X account on Thursday.
The anti-graft agency said Moses used a fictitious TikTok account to pose as a spiritual leader and convinced the victim, identified as Sharon Kaur, that he could provide spiritual prayers and assistance.
According to the EFCC, the convict was arrested in Ekpoma, Edo State, after receiving $1,100 from Kaur through the Zelle payment platform.
The commission said the money was subsequently transferred into his local bank account in naira equivalent.
The EFCC further alleged that Moses persuaded Kaur to undergo a naked spiritual bath, which he secretly recorded without her consent.
It said he subsequently threatened to publish the recording unless she paid him money.
The victim, according to the commission, eventually paid $1,100 to prevent the video from being made public.
The EFCC said the payment was subsequently traced as proceeds connected to the offence for which Moses 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 offence contravened Section 321 of the Penal Code Act, Abuja, LFN 1990, and was punishable under Section 322 of the same law.
Following his guilty plea, prosecution counsel, Maryam Hayatudeen, urged the court to convict and sentence him in accordance with the law.
Justice C.N. Nwabulu subsequently convicted Moses and sentenced him to one year in prison, with an option of a N300,000 fine.
The judge also ordered that the $1,100 identified as proceeds of the offence be forfeited and returned to Kaur through the EFCC.
The case highlights the risks associated with online impersonation and the use of social media platforms to defraud and blackmail unsuspecting victims.
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