A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has convicted and sentenced a fake spiritualist, Solomon Moses, to one year imprisonment for defrauding an Indian woman who sought his assistance for spiritual healing.

Moses was found guilty of obtaining money from the woman under the guise of providing spiritual solutions to her problems before subsequently using a nude video of her to blackmail and threaten her.

The prosecution told the court that the convict exploited the woman’s trust after presenting himself as a spiritualist capable of helping her overcome her difficulties.

According to the prosecution, Moses later obtained a nude video involving the victim and used it as a tool to extort more money from her, threatening to expose the video if she failed to meet his demands.

The court, after considering the evidence presented before it, found Moses guilty and sentenced him to one year in prison.

The conviction adds to growing concerns over online exploitation, sextortion and the use of deceptive spiritual claims to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.