Yahoo Boy Jailed For Impersonating Flavour N’abania, Duping US Woman

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Tuesday sentenced one Courage Ipaka to two years imprisonment for duping a United States citizen Mrs Yvelte M. Thompson of $53,000 by impersonating Nigerian musician Chinedu Okoli popularly known as Flavour N’abania. Justice Dehinde Isaac Dipeolu convicted Ipaka following his plea of guilty to a two-count charge of […]


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