Skip to main content

Court convicts 27 Internet fraudsters in Oyo, Ogun

 The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction and sentencing of 27 cybercriminals to various terms ranging from one to 18 months community service, one-year imprisonment and fine in Ogun and Oyo States respectively.

The convicts were prosecuted before Justices Bayo Taiwo, Omolara Adeyemi, Ladiran Akintola and Mohammed Owolabi of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan and Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu of the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta.

This was contained in a statement by the EFCC shared on its Facebook page on Monday.

The convicts are Abdullahi Ayomide Obigbesan, Olaoye Segun Fashola, Olasantan Precious Ayomide, Adeleke Ayomide Olamilekan, Sidiku Ismail Olubudun, Wasiu Adewale Onabanjo, Akande Adeniran Babatunde, Bello Mustapha Abidemi, Damilare Adewale Balogun, Azeez Omogbolahan Nofiu, Balogun Azeez Damilola, Olawale Sodiq Olayiwola, Ibrahim Nasirudeen Abiola and Ibrahim Sulaiman Olanrewaju.

Others are Olasunkanmi Sanni Adeyemi, Diyaolu Olamide Samuel, Ojo Segun Michael, Fasasi Olanrewaju Elias, Olusoji Bankole Kelly, Abdullahi Kehinde Tawab, Hammed Dauda Akanji, Samson Oyebode Ayilara, Sanni Taiwo Ayomide, Ogunbanjo Owolabi Ayodele, Ademola Olamilekan Salami, Fatai Usman Ayomide and Wasiu Muyideen Omotayo.

They were all prosecuted on one count each which bordered on impersonation and obtaining property by false pretence.

Upon their arraignment, they all pleaded “guilty” to the charges filed against them by the EFCC.

Afterward, the facts of the cases were reviewed and the courts were urged to convict and sentence the defendants as charged.

Consequently, Fasasi and Olubudun were convicted and sentenced to one-year imprisonment each, Ibrahim Sulaiman to nine months imprisonment, Balogun Azeez to three months imprisonment, and Onabanjo, Akande, Bello and Nofiu to six months jail term each.

Also, Ayilara and Omotayo were convicted and sentenced to eighteen months of community service each while Sanni and Ogunbanjo bagged one-year of community service each.

Furthermore, Akanji, Adeyemi, Diyaolu, Ojo Segun, Kelly, Olayiwola, Abiola, Salami, Fatai and Fashola were convicted and sentenced to six months community service each; Olasantan, Adeleke and Balogun to three months community service each, while Tawab bagged one-month community service. Obigbesan was ordered to pay the sum of N150, 000. 00 fine.

Also, the convicts were ordered to restitute their various victims and forfeit items recovered from them, including the sum of N16.3million domiciled in the Guaranty Trust bank and Ecobank accounts of Fasasi Olanrewaju Elias, to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Court convicts 27 Internet fraudsters in Oyo, Ogun (punchng.com)

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

FIVE (5) STEPS OF INVESTMENT PLAN FOR SMALL AND LARGE ENTERPRISES

   A well calculated investment plan is an important tool to help you reach your financial milestones . Investment planning is very important to succeed in your investing journey. Creating a viable investment plan shouldn’t be ignored before you decide to invest your money even though it requires a little more than simply establishing a savings account and buying a few random shares of stocks , it still prepare s you for the normal ups and downs of the market and take advantage of opportunities as th ey arise. Here are few essential steps to guide you invest wisely:         Step One The first step in making an investment plan for the future is to define your present financial situation. You need to figure out how much money you have to invest. You can do this by making a budget to evaluate your monthly disposable income after expenses and emergency savings. This will allow you to determine how much you can reasonably afford to invest. ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Augustine Eguavoen Did A Fine Job As Super Eagles Coach

  By now it is no news to any Nigerian sports fan, that Augustin Eguavoen and his entire team have been relieved of their duties at the helm of affairs of the Nigerian National team. Most Nigerians are happy with this development, with some claiming that his immediate predecessor, Gernot Rohr would have delivered better results. However, a simple analysis of events will clearly demonstrate that Eguavoen did a fine enough job given the circumstances. I will attempt to undertake this analysis by demonstrating, first that Eguavoen has a better record than one might realize, and secondly by comparing the performance of his Super Eagles with that of Afcon winners, Senegal, and runners-up Egypt. When Gernot Rohr was sacked a few weeks to the Afcon, knowledgeable sportspersons decried the move, citing the difficulty any new coach would face in setting up the team to play to his own patterns. In analyzing Eguavoen, therefore, it must first be understood that the new boss was operating unde...
Post a Comment
Read more

Diabetes: Neediness, obliviousness sending Nigerians to early grave - Specialists

 There is no refuting that the significant expense of diabetes treatment in Nigeria has prompted an expansion in the awkward and unnecessary passing of people living with the illness as of late. The expense of medications and examination of diabetes have represented an extraordinary test as more than two third of the number of inhabitants in the patients can't bear to purchase the medications and check themselves consistently which most times prompted confusions and, in some cases, passings. This was the situation of Racheal Utom, a 38-year-old woman who lost her passed on appendage to type 2 diabetes and was nearly losing the right a year later, because of her failure to stringently buy her medications and lead her examinations. Mrs Utom, who is engaging with diabetes mellitus, said the specialist told her a month prior that her five toes have been contaminated and right now rotted, yet they were making an effort not to remove the excess appendage. Utom, who uncovered that there w...
Post a Comment
Read more