4 Convicted In Osogbo As One Bags 6-Month Jail Term In Ilorin

For their involvement in illegal online activities, The Economy and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC Ibadan Zonal Command on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, secured the conviction of four fraudsters.

,,,,The victims are: Abolore Ismail; Popoola Samuel Ayomide; Shorinola Oluwatobiloba Michael and Akindele Kabiru Johnson Hammed.

They were convicted by Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Oshogbo, Osun State.

In another development, the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, January 31, 2022, secured the conviction of a 25-year-old phone repairer, Abdulkazeem Ridwan, for offenses bordering on cybercrime and possession of fraudulent funds.

,,,A statement released by EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, states that Ridwan, who hails from Surulere Local Government Area, Ogbomoso, Oyo state, was prosecuted on a two-count charge before Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin.

The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge.

Following his plea, counsel to the EFCC, Andrew Akoja, reviewed the facts of the case through one Ali Mohammed, an operative of the Commission. The witness told the court the circumstances that led to the arrest of the defendant. Incriminating documents and materials recovered from the defendants were tendered and admitted in evidence.

,,,,Thereafter, Akoja urged the court to consider the admission of guilt by the defendant, testimony of the sole prosecution witness as well as the exhibits tendered to convict the defendant as charged.

Justice Akinpelu in her judgment found Ridwan guilty on the two counts. The Judge sentenced the defendant to six months imprisonment on each of the two counts, which would run concurrently with an option of a fine of N100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) on each count.

…The court also ordered the convict to forfeit an iPhone 11 and the sum of $80 (Eighty Dollars) which he benefited from the crime to the Federal Government.