A Federal High Court in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has jailed 16 Internet Fraudsters for various offences.
Justice Mohammed Abubakar found the convicts guilty of criminal impersonation and possession of documents containing false pretences.
The convicts, who are in their mid twenties, include 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.
They all pleaded guilty to one-count charge of impersonation separately filed against them by the Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
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.
Also, the convicts are to forfeit all items recovered from them to the Federal Government of Nigeria, and return different sums of money to their respective victims.