The federal anti-graft agency in Nigeria has released a list of seventeen persons convicted in Ogun State and Oyo State for cyber-fraud.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than seventeen internet fraudsters have been convicted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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The fraudsters were sentenced before Justices Bayo Taiwo, Ladoke Akintola, and Mohammed Owolabi of the State High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State, and Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu of Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta, on a separate one count charge each.
According to the Ibadan Zonal Command of the EFCC, the jail terms range from two to nine months of community service, and one year in prison.
The full list of the convicts as released by EFCC are Oduola Kunmi Ireola, Igbamidun Joshua Olamiposi, Ismael Fatai Olatunji, Osundele Oladapo Daniel, Olawale Isaac Adeleke, Olorunyomi Idowu Babatunde, Aneh Ojonimi, Olaide Iyanuoluwa Sadare, Akintola Babatunde Rasheed, Jamiu Babatunde Salam, Aluko Abayomi Oluwadamilare, Bello Ridwan Ayobami, Maleek Michael Ibrahim, Arasi Oluwaseun Tobi, Ganiu Fawaz Olalekan, Bello Ayoinde Olamilekan and Abiodun Taiwo Kareem.
According to the statement of the EFCC, “they all pleaded ‘guilty’ to the one count charge filed against each one of them…”
“Justice Bayo Taiwo ordered that Osundele Oladapo Daniel pay the sum of $16, 671. 00USD in restitution and forfeit one white colour Toyota Venza car worth N7 million to the Federal Government of Nigeria.”
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Other convicts were also ordered to restitute their victims and forfeit all items recovered from them to the government.
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