A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced Courage Ipaka, who impersonated the popular Nigerian singer Flavour, to two years in prison.
Courage Ipaka used Flavour’s identity to scam a U.S. citizen, Yvelte M. Thompson, out of $53,000.
The case was investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The case is led by Azibagiri Dan Ekpar, who revealed that Ipaka had promised to organise music events in the United States and received payments through Bitcoin wallets.
Following a petition filed on behalf of the victim, Flavour was questioned but denied any involvement.
The investigation eventually traced the crime back to Ipaka, who lives in Benin City.
Courage Ipaka confessed to impersonating Flavour and receiving the $53,000, which he converted to Naira through his Access Bank account.
During sentencing, Judge Dehinde Dipeolu gave Ipaka the option of paying a N2 million fine in place of serving the prison term.
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Additionally, the court ordered the forfeiture of N7.9 million recovered from Ipaka’s accounts to the victim, Thompson.
