Justice Ibrahim Watilat of the Federal High Court, Abeokuta Division has convicted Opeyemi Ademosun and Gbolahan Olamide Dalamu of criminal impersonation and sentenced them to one year imprisonment each.
His colleague in the division, Justice Mohammed Abubarkar, also sentenced another fraudster, Sokola Idris, to four months in prison.
Each of them was found guilty of a one- count offence filed against them by the Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The charges arose from the plea bargain they entered into with the EFCC
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The charge against Ademosun reads: “That you Ademosun Opeyemi in November, 2018 at Awa
Ijebu within the jurisdiction of this court, fraudulently impersonated by representing yourself to be Agent Matt David, a United States of American citizen through your email address: agentmattdavid@ gmail. com and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22( 3)( b) and punishable under Section 22( 4) of the Cybercrimes ( Prohibition, Prevention Etc) Act, 2015.”
After the accused persons’ ‘guilty’ plea, counsel to the EFCC, Oyediran Oyelakin prayed the court to sentence them according to the terms of the plea bargain agreement.
Apart from the oneyear sentence, the judge also ordered Dalamu to restitute $600 through the Federal Government of Nigeria to his victim. He will also forfeit Apple Iphone 7 to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
