EHIME ALEX, Lagos
Justice Mohammed Abubakar of the Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State had on Friday sentenced sixteen internet fraudsters for criminal impersonation and possession of documents containing false pretences.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission disclosed this on Saturday on its official Twitter page.
The anti-graft body gave the names of the convicts, said to be in their mid 20s, as: Ajibola Ibikunle; Victor Solomon Osahun; Adeniyi Afeez Adebayo; Enitan Babajide Ganiu, Ashore Gbogbo Ayo and Sobayo Oladapo.
Others are Odebode Abiola Jamiu; Dairo Emmanuel Olajide; Stephen Mathew; Hussain Abdulkabir; Ayanniyi Quadri Ayansegun; Ajibike Kehinde Segun; Ibironke Tomiwa Emmanuel; Agboola Olanrewanju Shakiru, Abdulrauf Adam Opeyemi and Akinlabi Royal Ebube.
All the convicts were said to had pleaded guilty to one-count charge of impersonation separately filed against them by the EFCC, Ibadan zonal office.
EFCC said, “After taking the pleas, prosecution counsel, Bashir Shamsuddeen, and Abdulrasheed Lanre Suleiman, had prayed the court to convict them accordingly, prompting the guilty verdict passed by the court.
“Odebode was sentenced to two months imprisonment; Ajibola, Osahun, Adebayo, Enitan, Ashore, Matthew, Ajibike and Akinlabi were sentenced to three months jail each, while Ayanniyi, Sobayo, Ibironke and Abdulrauf bagged four months each.
“Dairo and Abdulkabir were handed six months jail term each while Agboola was sentenced to eleven months imprisonment.
“The convicts would forfeit all items recovered from them to the Federal Government of Nigeria, and also restitute sundry sums to their respective victims”.
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