EFCC secures conviction of 17 Internet fraudsters
The Ibadan zone of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of 17 internet fraudsters to various jail terms.
They were jailed between January 8 and 28, 2024 after being arraigned before Justice Olusola Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, and Justice A.A. Babawale of the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta, on a separate lone count charge each.
EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, who disclosed this in a statement said, the convicts are: Akinbode Abiodun, Samad Tijani Owolabi, Ademola Olabamiji Quadri, Evewiekpoamare Tivere Jackson, Adeagbo Stephen Adegbenro, Adesanya Olamilekan Dare, Yusuf Saka Olaoluwatobi, Akinbode Adedolapo Joshua, Musa Ayinde Olorunnisola and Lawal Mohammed Segun.
The courts also ordered that the convicts restitute their various victims, including Owolabi, who is to pay the sum of N11,749, 823.36 million as restitution.
Items forfeited by the convicts to the Federal Government of Nigeria, included: one gold coloured Lexus ES 330 with registration number FKG 184 HZ; one unregistered silver coloured Toyota Corolla 2006 model; one black coloured Honda Pilot 2004 model with registration number LSR 783 HW and chassis number 2HKYF18464H598117; and one black Lexus ES 300 2002 model with registration number APP 27 GT with chassis number JTHBF30G020048119, among others.
All the convicts were arrested by operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the EFCC for internet-related activities. They were thereafter charged to court and convicted.
In a related development, the Oyo State Police Command handed over four suspected internet fraudsters to the Ibadan Zonal Command of the EFCC on January 26, 2024.
The suspects are: Abiodun Ajayi, Salako Saheed, Qudus Owolabi and Abiodun Ridwan. They were arrested at the Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State, following actionable intelligence on suspected fraudulent internet-related activities.
Items recovered from them include one unregistered Toyota Camry, one gold coloured Toyota Camry with registration number: APP 192 CB, two laptops and five mobile phones. They would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
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