The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction of nine internet fraudsters who were arrested in Ogun State.
They include TOHEEB ABDULRASHEED and CHUKWUEBUKA ISAAC DIKE, who pleaded guilty and were sentenced to three months and four months in prison.
In addition; ABDULRASHEED is to return six hundred US Dollars to his victim and also forfeit his iPhone 6 to the Federal Government.
On the other hand; DIKE was ordered to refund five hundred US Dollars to his victim and also handover his Gold iPhone 11 Pro Max and Rose Gold Infinix Hot 5 to the Federal Government.
The convicts were arraigned before Justice MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR of the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, on Monday, June 8, 2020.
DIKE claimed to be a 100-level Biochemistry student of Federal University of Agriculture, FUNAAB, while ABDULRASHEED was described as a self-acclaimed graduate of Business Administration from Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, MAPOLY.
Their sentences followed the prayer of prosecution counsel, Abdulrasheed Suleiman for their conviction after they pleaded guilty to their respective amended one-count charge.
Earlier on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, Justice IBRAHIM WATILAT of the same Federal High Court, Abeokuta convicted and sentenced the trio of TOBILOBA ONI, PAUL OLUWADAMILARE ODOLE and MICHAEL OLUWASEUN JEMISEYE.
ONI was handed four months imprisonment; JEMISEYE got three months with N120,000 option of fine, while ODOLE got four months with equally N120,000 option of fine.
Apart from forfeiting all items recovered from them to the Federal Government, the convicts were mandated to sign a with the EFCC to be of good behaviour and never to be involved in any form of economic and financial crime within or outside the country.
Justice WATILAT in the same vein, convicted three additional others for internet-related crimes.
The convicts: FAVOUR CHINUEZE EKEH, KOLADE NWACHUKWU and SULTAN ADENIJI EGBEDE were handed three months imprisonment each, with N100,000, N50,000 and N100,000 option of fine, respectively, which must be paid within two days of the sentence or else, the prison term would apply.
Also on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, Justice Abubarkar convicted ROTIMI QUADRI AKINLOLU of involvement in internet fraud.
He was sentenced to six months imprisonment with effect from March 6 when he was arrested. Aside the jail term, he forfeited all items recovered from him to the Federal Government.