Seven years behind bars for two Nigerians after R11 million cloning scam

GAUTENG – Two Nigerian nationals who lived a lavish lifestyle, renting a Waterfall Estate property for R55 000 per month and a Bentley for R50 000, have been sentenced to eight and seven years behind bars after they cloned a law firm’s email accounts and stole over R11m from clients.

Police are understood to have recovered just R700 000 in cash from the two. The R700 000 they recovered was found in a closet at their luxury Waterfall Estate rented home.

Police also recovered alcohol worth R80 000 during the arrest of Nigerians Olatunji Samson Abdul and Adedayo Quandri, who both pleaded guilty to 24 charges of theft and fraud. Abdul was sentenced to eight years behind bars, while Quandri was sentenced to seven years.