A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over Justice C.N. Nwabulu on Tuesday, 10 September, 2026 has sentenced a fake spiritualist, Solomon Odigie Moses, to one year in prison after he defrauded an Indian woman of $1,100 and recorded her during a private spiritual bath.
Nwabulu handed down the sentence to Moses on Tuesday, 8 September, 2026, after he pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of cheating and impersonating a spiritualist.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said Moses was arrested in Ekpoma, Edo State, after obtaining the money from the Indian woman, who had sought spiritual healing.
The Commission said Moses used a fake TikTok account to pose as a spiritual leader and received the $1,100 through his Zelle payment platform, after which the naira equivalent was paid into his local bank account.
