A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Odigie Moses to one year in prison for defrauding an Indian woman who sought spiritual assistance and later blackmailing her with a nude video.
Justice C.N. Nwabulu convicted Moses on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, after he pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of cheating and impersonation as a spiritualist, according to a statement issued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday.
The EFCC said Moses was arrested in Ekpoma, Edo State, after allegedly using a fake TikTok account to pose as a spiritual leader and defrauding an Indian woman identified as Sharon Kaur of $1,100.
According to the commission, Moses received the money through his Zelle payment platform and subsequently transferred the naira equivalent into his Nigerian bank account.
The EFCC said the convict later persuaded Kaur to participate in a naked spiritual bath, which he secretly recorded live without her consent. He allegedly used the recording to threaten and blackmail her.
The commission said Moses threatened to release the video publicly unless the victim paid him money. Kaur eventually paid $1,100 to prevent the footage from being made public.
The charge against Moses read: “That you Solomon Odigie Moses(A.K.A DR SOLOMON) sometimes in 2026 in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did fraudulently impersonate a spiritual leader named Dr. Solomon on a fictitious Tiktok account and obtained the sum of $1100(One Thousand One Hundred Dollars) from an Indian lady by name Sharon Kaur, for the purpose of spiritual prayer and assistance, thereby committing an offence contrary to Section 321 of the Penal Code Act(Abuja)LLFN, 1990 and punishable under Section 322 of the same Act.”
Moses pleaded “guilty” when the charge was read to him.
Following his plea, the prosecution counsel, Maryam Hayatudeen, asked the court to convict and sentence him in accordance with the law.
Justice Nwabulu subsequently found Moses guilty and sentenced him to one year imprisonment, with an option of a ₦300,000 fine.
The court also ordered that the $1,100 obtained as proceeds of the crime be forfeited and returned to the victim through the EFCC.
Source: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
