Nigerian Convicted of Fraud in Vietnam Loses Temper & Fights in Court After Adjournment

 

A Nigerian man identified as Nnadikwe Christian Sunday, who stood trial with his accomplices, Deke Collins and Vietnamese, Le Thi Kim Quyen, shouted angrily and fought with Police officers after an appeal hearing of his fraud conviction in Da Nang court was suspended on Friday, September 18th due to the absence of his interpreter due to health reasons.

 

The judge panel decided to adjourn the court hearing, and Nnadikwe who was handcuffed, stood up and shouted at the panel in English. Police asked him to sit down but he fought back, and they had to take him out of the courtroom.

 

The three filed an appeal after a court in August sentenced Quyen to 15 years in jail and the Nigerians 12 years each for two cyber fraud cases that earned them more than VND3.3 billion (US$150,000) between April and August 2013.

 

Most of the money came from the scheme in which they hacked into the emails of local companies to swindle money from their foreign partners.

 

In the other scheme, they pretended to be British friend of two Vietnamese women on Facebook and asked them to send money as shipping fees to receive gifts.

 

Another accomplice, Mamado Abdallar Mark, is still at large.