The Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Oyo state, South-West Nigeria has secured the conviction and sentencing of a serial internet fraudster and ex-convict, Olayinka Olatunji to two years imprisonment and a fine of Five Hundred Thousand Naira before Justice Demi Ajayi of the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, Ogun State for internet-related fraud.
Olatunji had on October 21, 2022, been convicted and sentenced to one-year imprisonment by Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State for a similar offence.
Also, seventeen cybercriminals were convicted and sentenced to various jail terms before Justices Ladiran Akintola, Mohammed Owolabi, Iyabo Yerima and Olusola Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court and Justices Olugboyega Ogunfowora and A.A. Babawale of the Ogun State High Court, sitting in Abeokuta.
The convicts were prosecuted by the EFCC between March 6, 2023, and March 30, 2023, on separate one-count charges each.
They all pleaded “guilty” when the charges were read to them.
Consequently, all the prosecution counsels reviewed the facts of the cases and tendered several documents that were admitted in evidence and urged the courts to convict and sentenced the defendants as charged.
Ali Omosebi, Adebola Adetosoye and Toheed Adeleye were convicted and sentenced to one-year imprisonment while Oyesanya, Adekunle, Fabiyi, Adams and Ahmad were convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment but they were given an option of Fifty Thousand Naira fine each.
Also, Akinrinola was sentenced to one year of community service while Oyeyemi and Alabi were sentenced to six months of community service each.
Olalekan and Adeagbo were convicted and sentenced to four months of community service each.
Also, Nwaoha, Osibanjo and Hassan were convicted and sentenced to two months of community service each while Salaudeen was convicted and sentenced to a fine of Forty Thousand Naira.
The Courts ordered that the convicts restitute their victims and forfeit all items recovered from them to the Nigerian Government.
