EFCC Jails 33 Internet Fraudsters In Oyo And Ogun

33 online scammers have been found guilty and sentenced to different prison terms by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC.

Judges B.B. Adebowale of the Ogun State High Court in Abeokuta, Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State, and Justices Ladiran Akintola, Adebukola Olajide, and M.O. Ishola of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, all sentenced the guilty to prison.

They were charged with one count each of several counts that involved cybercrimes.

According to the EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, the convicts are: Amos Temitope Taiwo, Fatai Habeeb Mayowa, Lateef Aremu, Abiona Itunuoluwa Solomon, Olamijulo Abiodun Kayode, Abulele Endurance Ogbemudia, Owolade Shamsudeen Ayoola, Odesanya Micheal Adedimeji, Oyedele Isreal Sunday, John Timileyin Olasupo, Toriola Yusuf Alabi, Nafiu Wariz Ayomide, Adewale Adeyemi Fasasi Mumeen, Azeez Faruk Olanrewaju, Olamilekan Samuel Olonitola, Okeke Hycent Obinna, Quzeem Opeyemi Tajudeen, Theophilus Iroboudu Onoapor and Olanrewaju Muhammed Opeyemi.

Others are: Oladokun Abeeb Olaide, Precious Akinwale Balogun, Adebari Sodiq Wemimo, Ogunleye Ridwan Babatunde, Akinrinola Emmanuel Pelumi, Odigwe Victory Okwise, Seyitan David Ojo, Oyinwola Micheal Olakunle, Adewale Ibrahim Adegoke, Odunton Durojaiye Oluwaseyi, Opaleye Ramadan Olanrewaju, Tolulope Adedoyin Asekoni, Oyewole Gideon David and Asogbon Emmanuel Tobiloba.

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The lone-count separate charge against them reads: “That you, Opaleye Ramadan Olanrewaju ‘M’ on or about 4th February 2020, at Ibadan, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud one Micheal via your Instagram account Catherine falsely represented yourself as Catherine a white woman from the United States of America which representation you knew to be false, thereby committed the offence of Personation contrary to Section 484 of the Criminal Code Law Cap 38, Laws of Oyo State, 2000”.

When the charge was read to them, they all entered a “guilty” plea.

As a result, the prosecution presented the courts with the case facts and indictment documents. In addition, they begged the judges to find the defendants guilty and to punish them accordingly.

After hearing both sides’ petitions, the Justices found the offenders guilty and punished them appropriately.

Olasupo and Babatunde received one-year prison terms each, while Taiwo received an eighteen-month sentence.

Also, Aremu, Solomon, Adedimeji, Sunday, Alabi, Ayomide, Mumeen, Olanrewaju, Olonitola, Obinna, Tajudeen, Onoapor, Opeyemi, Wemimo, Pelumi, Okwise, Olakunle, Adegoke, Oluwaseyi, Olanrewaju, Asekoni, David and Tobiloba bagged six months community service each.

In addition, Mayowa received an eight-month community service sentence; Kayode, Ogbemudia, Olaide, Balogun, and Ojo received three-month sentences apiece; and Ayoola received a two-month punishment.

The defendants were ordered by the courts to return all things seized from them, including eight exotic cars, to the Federal Government of Nigeria and to restitute their numerous victims.

Oyewale claims that the 33 prisoners’ journey to the Correctional Centre began when EFCC agents apprehended them at different points in the states of Oyo and Ogun.

“Further investigations showed that they were involved in different cases of internet-related crimes. They were subsequently charged to court and convicted”, he said.