Justice Sherifat Adeyemi of the Oyo State High Court 12, in Ibadan, Oyo State on Friday, convicted four internet fraudsters of charges over involvement in money by false pretence and impersonation, contrary to section 419 and 484 of the Criminal Code law Cap 38, Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
The convicts are: Adekanbi Babatunde Aliu, Agoba Monday Fred, Oyetunji Salam Korede (aka Yessenia E. Delgado) and Ogbonna Friday.
When the charge was read to the defendants, they pleaded guilty to the offence.
Based on their guilty pleas, the prosecuting EFCC lawyers, Murtala Usman, Abdulrasheed Lanre Suleman and Marbas Mabur urged the court to convict and sentence them accordingly.
The court consequently convicted them as charged and sentenced Adekanbi to six months imprisonment. Agoba and Ogbonna were convicted and sentenced to five months in prison each while Oyetunji bagged one month jail term.
Ogbonna was ordered by the court to restitute $1,200 to his victim: David Govann through EFCC. He also forfeits the sum of N259, 914.62.
in his bank account and one iPhone 12 pro max mobile phone to the Federal government of Nigeria.
Oyetunji was ordered by the court to restitute the sum of $2,550 being money he benefited from his crime to the Federal government of Nigeria. He is also to forfeit a Toyota Camry, Macbook Air Laptop and one iPhone 12 Promax mobile phone to the Federal Government.
Agoba was ordered to restitute the sum of $1,300USD to his victim: Larie Maynard through the EFCC. The convict is also to forfeit the sum of N115,923:37 domiciled in his bank account to the Federal government through the EFCC.
Adekanbi was ordered to restitute the sum of $200 to his victim, one Elisha Billie, through the Federal Government of Nigeria and also forfeits the sum of N917, 381:86 domiciled in his bank account to the Federal Government.
The convict is to further forfeit one Iphone XR mobile phone and one Apple iwatch to the Federal Government.
