Six Nigerians have been jailed in the United Kingdom (UK) for their roles in the theft of millions of pounds from businesses and individuals in the UK and abroad.
The convicts said to be family members are Bonaventure Chukwuka, 41; Emmanuel Chukwuka, 27; Christian Chukwuka, 39; Andrew Chukwu, 35; Queen Chukwuka, 32; and Grace Chukwuka, 39.
Metropolitan police said they were among ten persons convicted between March 26 and 28, for being involved in a scam using hacking software.
After a six-month trial, they were jailed for a total of over 43 years by Blackfriars crown court on May 2.
Detectives said 228 separate frauds were committed by the same network between 2014 to 2018 yielding more than £10 million.
The gang used computer malware to intercept and steal the log-in details of email accounts belonging to businesses and private individuals worldwide, with the intent of identifying high-value financial transactions.
Among others, Bonaventure was sentenced to 11 years in prison; Andrew was jailed for 10 years and Emmanuel was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison.
Also, Christian was sentenced to five years and nine months’ imprisonment; Queen was sentenced to a community order while Grace got conditional discharge.
