Justice Mohammed Abubakar of the Federal High Court
sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Friday, June 5, 2020, jailed sixteen
internet fraudsters for criminal impersonation and possession of documents
containing false pretenses.
The
convicts, who are in their mid-20s, include Ajibola Ibikunle; Victor Solomon
Osahun; Adeniyi Afeez Adebayo; Enitan Babajide Ganiu, Ashore Gbogbo Ayo and
Sobayo Oladapo.
Others
are Odebode Abiola Jamiu; Dairo Emmanuel Olajide; Stephen Mathew; Hussain Abdulkabir;
Ayanniyi Quadri Ayansegun; Ajibike Kehinde Segun; Ibironke Tomiwa Emmanuel;
Agboola Olanrewanju Shakiru, Abdulrauf Adam Opeyemi and Akinlabi Royal Ebube.
They
all pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of impersonation separately filed
against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan
zonal office
After
taking the pleas, prosecution counsel, Bashir Shamsuddeen, and Abdulrasheed
Lanre Suleiman had prayed the court to convict them accordingly, prompting the
guilty verdict passed by the court.
Odebode
was sentenced to two months imprisonment; Ajibola, Osahun, Adebayo, Enitan,
Ashore, Matthew, Ajibike, and Akinlabi were sentenced to three months jail
each, while Ayanniyi, Sobayo, Ibironke, and Abdulrauf bagged four months each.
Dairo
and Abdulkabir were handed six months jail term each while Agboola was
sentenced to eleven months imprisonment.
The
convicts would forfeit all items recovered from them to the Federal Government
of Nigeria, and also restitute sundry sums to their respective victims.
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