The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of thirty-seven
(37) internet fraudsters before Justices Ladiran Akintola, O.A. Olajide, J.O. Adeyemi, Bayo Taiwo and M.O.
Ishola of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan; Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal
High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State and Justices A.A. Babawale, A.A.
Akinyemi and S.O. Adeniyi of the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta.
The convicts were arraigned between the months of November
and December, 2023 on one- count separate charge each.
They are Aladelusi Temitope Matthew, Akinade Abimbola
Oluwaseun, Gbenga Musbau Adebayo, Olaitan Gbenga Josiah, Adegboyega Toluwalope
Owolabi, Giwa Areef Olakunle, Victor Ogundahunsi Damilare, Kelvin Dave Udanyi,
Ayeloja Ridwan Oluwatobilola, Adebule Olamide, Olamilekan Gbolahan Adeniji,
Agboola Oladimeji Taofeek, Ojo Odegbile Oke, Abdulazeez Ajadi Oludare, Oyewole
Korede Tolu, Okeowo Abiodun Sunday, Oladokun Peter Ayomide, Samuel Ayodeji
Mayokun, Hamzat Taofeek Opeyemi, Echeta Chidi Oluwambe, Mujeeb Adedeji, Eyinola
Ojo Tosin and Makinde Kehinde Bukola.
The rest of the convicts are: Jubril Ayomide Adeshina,
Gbolahan Emmanuel Jayeola, Eyamekware Gabriel Cleverly, Kazeem Orija Oladimeji,
Echeta Chinedu Junior, Oyelakin Collins Ayomide, Olanrewaju Kabir Olamilekan,
Lasisi Damilola Idris, Emmanuel Ojima Matthew, Sonibare Adebayo Wasiu, Makinde
Olamiposi Feranmi, Timileyin Bankole Toyosi, Adeyinka Monsuru Oladaride and
Ubiwe Kenneth.
One of the counts read: “That you Oyelakin Collins Ayomide on
or about 2nd June, 2023, at Ibadan, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court, with intent to defraud, did sell hacked Facebook Accounts with different
identity cards to internet fraudsters, thereby aiding them in committing an
offence, aiding another person in committing, an offence contrary to Sections 7
(c) and 484 of the Criminal Code Law Cap 30, Laws of Oyo State, 2000.”
Another count charge reads, “That you Eyamekware Gabriel
Cleverly on or about April, 2023 at Ibadan, Oyo State, within the jurisdiction
of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud one Lukas Wack, did falsely
represent yourself to be a white lady who goes by the name Elmar Bockmar,
thereby committed an offence of Personation contrary to Section 484 of the
Criminal Code Law Cap 38, Laws of Oyo State, 2000.”
Upon their arraignments, they all pleaded “guilty” to the
charges when they were read to them.
Consequently, facts of the cases were reviewed, several
indicting documents and exhibits were tendered as evidences in the courts,
urging the courts to convict and sentence the defendants accordingly.
The courts convicted and sentenced Owolabi, Olamide, Taofeek,
Oke, Oludare, Tolu, Sunday and Feranmi to one year imprisonment each, Tosin to
one month community service, while Idris and Toyosi bagged two months community
service each and Josiah, Ayomide, Oladimeji, Matthew and Kenneth got three
months community service each.
Also, Aladelusi, Oluwaseun, Adebayo, Olakunle, Damilare,
Udanyi, Oluwatobilola, Adeniji, Mayokun, Opeyemi, Oluwambe, Adedeji, Bukola,
Adeshina, Jayeola, Cleverly, Junior, Oladokun,
Olamilekan, Wasiu and Oladaride were convicted and sentenced to six
months community service each.
Furthermore, the convicts were ordered to restitute their
various victims and forfeit all items recovered from them, including seven
exotic cars to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
They all began their journey to the Correctional Centres when
they were arrested by operatives of the EFCC for internet-related offences.
They were also investigated, prosecuted and got convicted for their various
offences.
Credit: Facebook|EFCC
