Court Orders Unilorin Student To Sweep Road, Clear Gutter For Three Months Over Internet Fraud

Salau Olumide, 24, was sentenced to three months of sweeping road and clearing of gutters over internet fraud by Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court.

The victim, who is an undergraduate of University of Ilorin in Kwara State was sentenced on Thursday, 4th of September, 2020.

He was arrested and prosecuted by the Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) on one-count charge of attempting to cheat by criminal impersonation.

He was arraigned before the court and pleaded guilty to the charge preferred against him.

According to the charge, “That you, Salau Olumide (a.k.a Rick Freeman) between November, 2017- August, 2018 at Ilorin, Kwara State, within the jurisdiction of this honorable court, attempted to cheat by impersonation by pretending to be one Rick Freeman, a white Caucasian with an email account; salauolumide@gamil.com and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 95 and 321 of the Penal Code Law and punishable under Section 324 of the same Law.”

In the judgement, Olumide is to sweep Tanke Road, starting from GTB junction to Abulennla Furniture, University Road, Tanke, Ilorin, starting from September 7 to December 7, 2020 or pay N50,000 (Fifty Thousand Naira) option of fine, while the convict will make himself available to the non-custodial service unit of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Madala, Ilorin for profiling and documentation, failure of which would attract six months imprisonment.

The judgement stated further, “NCS will also provide notes on or immediately after 7th of December 2020 to the Chief Registrar of the High Court of Justice, Kwara State, confirming that the convict actually performed or observed the non-custodial sentence.”

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