A Federal High Court and five State High Courts have sentenced no fewer than 59 cyber fraudsters to various prison terms.
The convicts are Adekola Mohammed Bidemi, Raheem Toheeb Olalekan, Nduneri Kelvin Precious, Adekola Akinsola Iyanuoluwa, Adegoke Tomiwa Olalekan, Akintade Isaac Temitayo, Olaolu Abdulsomad Olamide, Akanni Oluwapelumi Anuoluwapo, Omogbolahan Arikuyeri Joseph, Adedimeji Olaitan Ojo, Jamal Olawale Hamzat, Ajana Abide me Oluwapelumi , Jamiu Quadri Abayomi, Isaac Adejare Moses, Bamidele Williams, Olafisoye Oluwatobi Opeyemi, Alex Mayowa Precious, Olajide Deji Emmanuel, Folayan Temitayo Oluwajuwon, Kolade Paul Olaseinde, Eniola Lazeez, Ayeni Bisola Charles, Owoyemi James Abidemi and Hammed Akolawole Yakubu.
Altri includono Sunmonu Sheriff Olabanji, Michael Blessing Seyi, Adebayo Babatunde Benedict, Afeez Oluwaseun Abdulwahab, Azeez Folorunso Akinremi, Ariku Victor Olawande, Fapetu Daniel Temitope, Owoyemi Kayode Ayobami, Adekunle Toluwanimi Micheal, Idowu Mayowa Victor, Olaoluwa Posi Ejisun Kehinde, Olawale Ibrahim Boluwatife , Oreoluwa Oyeyemi Oladipo, Ayomide Sunday Owoshakin, Aare Sodiq Olanrewaju, Waheed Abeeb Olamilekan, Oluwatunbosun Stephen Fafore, Alamu David Dolapo and Ridwan Olabisi Onifade.
Other inmates are Osifeso Tijesunimi David, Ogunrinde Taiwo Oluwaseun, Ogunrinde Idowu Ebenezer, Ayoola Olayinka Gaffar, Sodiq Alamu Olumide, Adegoke Idowu Oluwaseun, Adebayo Daniel Sunday, Olabode Samson Opeyemi, Alade Kehinde Matthew, Folaranmi Olukorede Martins, Akinola Bolarinwa, Abimbola Ayodele Ola Jide , Adekunle Iyanuoluwa Ayomide, Akinyemi Olalekan Opeyemi, Job Innocent and Okoro Justine Uzoma.
The internet fraudsters were prosecuted by the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a separate charge, which includes identity theft, cheating, possession of false documents and obtaining money under false pretenses.
One of the charges reads: “That you, Okoro Justine Uzoma, in February 2023, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did fraudulently impersonate a woman as Cory Spencer Smith from the United States of America for one Collette by creating a false Facebook account with intent to gain advantage for yourself and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22(2)(b)(i) and punishable under Section 22(2)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc.) (Amended) Act, 2024.”
They all pleaded “guilty” to the charges when they were read out to them, after which the prosecutors – 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 them and pronounce sentence accordingly.
Justice M. Salisu of the Osun State High Court, sitting in Osogbo, the state capital, found Temitayo and Olamide guilty and sentenced them to one year in prison each, with the option of a fine of 1 million naira each.
Temitayo, according to a statement released by EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Thursday, August 8, 2024, lost a 2007 model grey Toyota Camry car, while Olamide lost N1,450,000 and a 2011 model grey Toyota Camry car.
Justice Salisu also convicted and sentenced Akinsola Iyanuoluwa, Tomiwa Olalekan and Toheeb Olalekan to one year imprisonment each or a fine of 500,000 naira.
Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo found Oluwajuwon, Olaseinde, Lazeez, Charles, Abidemi, Yakubu, Olabanji, Seyi, Benedict, Abdulwahab, Olawande, Daniel Temitope, Ayobami and Toluwanimi Micheal guilty, sentencing them to six months imprisonment each, with a fine ranging from N200,000 to N500,000.
Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, the state capital, sentenced Onifade to one year in prison with the option of a fine of N100,000 and forfeiture of a grey Toyota Rav4 sports utility vehicle, while Owoshakin was sentenced to six months in prison or a fine of N100,000.
Justice Bayo Taiwo of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan convicted and sentenced Idowu Oluwaseun to five months community service, Olumide, Sunday and Kehinde Matthew to four months community service each without fine. Samson Opeyemi was also awarded two months community service.
Justice EU Akpan of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, convicted Mayowa Victor and sentenced him to one year imprisonment or a fine of N500,000, while Ejisun Kehinde was sentenced to six months imprisonment with the option of a fine of N300,000.
Justice AA Okeke of the Ogun State High Court, sitting in Abeokuta, the state capital, also convicted Gaffar and sentenced him to one month in prison without the possibility of fine.
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