The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of 41 (forty one) internet fraudsters to various jail terms in Oyo and Ogun States respectively.
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Court Jails 41 Internet Fraudsters in
Oyo, Ogun |
They were jailed after pleading
guilty to one -count charge each preferred against them by the EFCC.
Justices Ladiran Akintola and Adebukola Olajide of the Oyo State High Court
sitting in Ibadan; Justices Abiodun Akinyemi, A.A. Babawale and B.B. Adebowale
of the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta and Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal
High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State, jailed the 41 convicts.
The convicts are Siyanbade Timilehin
Omobosola, Ilugbo Emmanuel Adekunle, Odude Ayomide Michael, Aderounmu Gbenga
Michael, Oluwole David Dare, Habeeblahi Abdullateef Akande, Ololade Sunday
Olamide, Ibrahim Victor Abayomi, Adewusi Mojeed Adedeji, Afeez Lekan Jimoh,
Peter Seyi Iyanuoluwa, Olatunde Abass, Alan-Oni Joseph Opeyemi, Adetunji
Abolaji Adeola and Ogunmola Oluwabori Micheal.
Others are: Ajayi Raymond Damilare, Cyril Stephen Oluwaseyi,
Adekunle Solomon, Olalekan Taoreed Miller, Oladipupo Imoleayo Falohun,
Moboluwaduro Olalekan Soetan, Ibikunle Oluwadamilare James, Olumoroti Ayomide
Segun, Fetuga Olajide Abiodun, Agbolade Mayowa Oluwafemi , Felix Folorunsho
Ayodele, Dauda Rokeeb Opeyemi, Adeife
Adeleke Oluwasegun, Agbe Simon Abuo, Alonge Timileyin Israel.
The rest are: Lasisi Hassan Ayobami,
Olakode Ajibola Ibrahim, Ogundiya Fredrick Olajide, Emmanuel Chidi Peter,
Ayanmo Taiwo Wasiu, Daud Sodiq Temidayo, Hammed Ibrahim Ola, Adenuga Tope
Lekan, Ibrahim Odewande Olasumbo, Adekunle Habeeb Olamilekan and Monday
Blessing Patrick.
Upon their arraignments, they all
pleaded “guilty” to the one- count charge when it was read to them
individually. Consequently, facts of the cases were reviewed by the prosecution
as they prayed the courts to convict and sentence the defendants accordingly.
The courts, having listened to the
submissions and prayers of the prosecution and defence counsels, convicted and sentenced Patrick,
Olasumbo, Lekan, Ola, Temidayo, Olajide,
Ibrahim, Ayobami, Israel, James, Soetan, Solomon and Oluwaseyi to one year imprisonment
each while Olamilekan was sentenced to nine months jail term and Falohun to ten
months imprisonment.
Also, Wasiu, Peter, Oluwafemi,
Abiodun and Olumoroti bagged three months imprisonment each but Oluwafemi,
Abiodun and Olumoroti were given option of N50, 000.00 (Fifty Thousand Naira)
fine each in lieu of their sentence.
Furthermore, Oluwasegun, Opeyemi,
Ayodele, Damilare, Micheal, Adeola, Opeyemi, Abass, Iyanuoluwa, Jimoh, Adedeji,
Abayomi, Olamide, Akande, Michael, Adekunle, and Omobosola were convicted and
sentenced to six months community service each as Adekunle and Omobosola got a
N50, 000.00 (Fifty Thousand Naira) and N100, 000.00 (One Hundred Thousand
Naira) fine alongside their sentences respectively.
The courts also convicted and
sentenced Abuo, Miller, Dare and Michael
to three months community service each but Abuo got a N50, 000.00 fine in lieu
of his sentence while Michael was to pay a fine of N30k alongside his sentence.
The convicts were ordered to
restitute their various victims and forfeit all items recovered from them to
the Federal Government of Nigeria, including a green colour Toyota Highlander
with Registration Number: LSD – 400 – GX and one sky blue colour Toyota Camry
with Registration Number: DG – 453 – FT.
All the 41 convicts bagged their
imprisonment when they were arrested by operatives of the EFCC for
internet-related offences. They were investigated, prosecuted and convicted.
