The Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentence of 59 internet fraudsters to various jail terms before five State High Court Judges and a Federal High Court Judge.
The anti-graft agency said they were prosecuted on one-count separate charges bordering on impersonation, cheating, possession of fraudulent documents and obtaining by false pretense.
They all pleaded “guilty” to their charges when they were read to them, upon which prosecution counsel: Oluwatoyin Owodunni, Modupe Akinkoye, Oyelakin Oyediran, Sanusi Galadanchi, Lanre Suleiman, Mabas Mabur, Shamsuddeen, Umar Abiso, Abiddeen Muhammad, Adamu Sahabi, Fatima Baba, David Olubode and Favour Adewunmi prayed the courts to convict and sentence them accordingly.
Justice M. Salisu of the Osun State High Court, sitting in Osogbo convicted and sentenced Akintade Temitayo and Olayokun Olamide to one year imprisonment each or to pay a fine of N1 million each.
Temitayo, however, forfeited one grey Toyota Camry 2007 model car, while Olamide forfeited N1, 450, 000 and a grey colour Toyota Camry 2011 model car.
Also, he convicted and sentenced Akinsola Iyanuoluwa, Tomiwa Olalekan and Toheeb Olalekan to one year imprisonment each or a fine of N500, 000.00 each.
It noted that Williams and Mayowa Precious were sentenced to one year jail term each or to pay a fine of N400, 000 each, while Joseph, Ojo, Bidemi, Abayomi and Moses bagged eight months jail term each or to pay a fine of N400, 000, N500, 000, N400, 000, N500, 000 and N700, respectively.
Moses forfeited one black- coloured unregistered Lexus GS 350 to the government.
Justice Salisu also convicted and sentenced Opeyemi to seven months imprisonment or to a fine of N400, 000, while Kelvin Precious, Anuoluwapo, Hamzat and Uzoma bagged six months jail term each or to pay a fine of N300, 000 each.
