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Cybercrime: Oyo Court Jails Two
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, June 30, 2022 secured the conviction and sentencing of the duo of Alani Ridwan Kalejaye and Ishola Abdullahi Ademola before Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State on separate one count charge which bordered on impersonation.
The defendants were arraigned on Monday, June 27, 2022, and they pleaded guilty to the charges filed against them by the EFCC.
The prosecution counsel reviewed the facts of the cases and tendered documents in evidence before urging the court to convict and sentence them as charged.
Shun Cybercrime, Bawa Charges NYSC Members
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has charged Nigerian youths to shun cybercrime and other forms of criminality. Bawa stated this today, June 30, 2022 at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Okada Town, Edo State while delivering a lecture on the Role of Youths in Curbing Cybercrime.
Bawa, who was represented by Williams Oseghale, Head, Public Affairs Department, Benin Zonal Command, stated that the youths were critical in the fight against economic and financial crimes. "Apart from the fact that they are considered as leaders of tomorrow, most economic crimes, especially cyber crimes are committed by young people. It therefore follows that young people must not be mere spectators in the anti-graft campaign, rather they should be foot soldiers leading the mass rout of corruption and economic crimes out of our land".
Court Sends Four Internet Fraudsters to Jail in Ibadan
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Justices Olusola Adetuoye, Ladiran Akintola and Omolara Adeyemi of Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, have convicted and sentenced Jamilu Umaru Muhammad, Hammed Ayomide Rasheed, Aigoro Afeez Olabanji and Olatunji Gbolahan Toheeb to six months community service each for internet fraud.
The convicts were jailed on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 after pleading guilty to one-count separate charge bordering on obtaining by false pretences, upon their arraignment by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Commission, EFCC.
Another Yahoo Boy Convicted for Cybercrime in Oyo
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Justice Bayo Taiwo of an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, today, Thursday, June 30, 2022, convicted and sentenced one Shotayo Shola Olayinka to six months community service on a one-count charge of impersonation.
The one count charge reads, “that you, Shotayo Shola Olayinka ‘M’ on or about the 11th of February, 2022 in Ibadan within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, created a profile on a dating website with the email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. whereby you represented yourself with the name Rebecca Wayne, an American from Washington DC, and by this means you obtained benefits and gained advantage (including benefiting from one Martin Galusha the sum of $190 Dollars and other benefits including an iPhone pro mobile handset and an HP laptop), a pretext which you knew to be false, and you thereby committed an offence.”
Couple Arraigned for N2.5m Scam in Abuja
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The Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on June 29, 2022 arraigned a couple, Jeremiah Ezewulu and Nkem Irene Ezewulu, before Justice M.A Madugu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Bwari ,Abuja on a one count charge of conspiracy and criminal breach of trust.
The charge reads, “that you, Jeremiah Ezewulu and Nkem Irene Ezewulu sometime in 2020 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory dishonestly misappropriated the sum of Two Million, Five Hundred and Fifty-five Thousand Naira (N2,550,000) only, being the sum of money entrusted to you by one Emanuel Akaka through your Access Bank account number 0083701444 as payment for the purchase of an American Toyota Rav4 and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 311 of the Penal Code Act, Laws of the Federation (Abuja), 1990 and punishable under Section 312 of the same Law”.
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