The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has successfully convicted and sentenced ten individuals for internet fraud to various prison terms.
On Monday, Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court in Ilorin handed down sentences to five individuals: Sodiq Shehu, Ayinla Abdulwaheed Ayomide, Abdulkareem Omotosho, Ekundayo Stephen Samuel, and Ayinla Sofiu Abayomi.
Ayomide was charged with receiving N5,373,000.00 into his Zenith and FCMB bank accounts, knowing it was the proceeds of crime.
The defendants all pleaded guilty, and Shehu was sentenced to four months imprisonment with an option of a N200,000 fine per count. Ayomide, Omotosho, Samuel, and Abayomi each received 12-month sentences with fines ranging from N200,000 to N300,000.
The court also ordered the forfeiture of their phones, laptops, and restitution money to the Federal Government.
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In a separate development on Tuesday, Justices Adebayo Yusuf and Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, along with Justice Evelyn Anyadike, convicted another five individuals for internet fraud.
The convicts—Evugbemu Emoefe Emmanuel, Osi Ayomide Shitu, Alade Abiodun, Adegoke Gbolahan, and Shehu Abdugafar Bukola—were given various jail terms. Emmanuel, posing as Lilian Trejo, had induced Carl Perez to part with $1,300 through Cash App and gift cards.
He was sentenced to six months without an option of fine, and his $1,300, phone, and laptop were forfeited to the Federal Government.
Abiodun received six months with a N200,000 fine option, while Shittu was sentenced to two years with a N300,000 fine option.
Bukola received six months with a N200,000 fine option, forfeiting $150 and his phone. Gbolahan was sentenced to six months per count on two counts, with a N100,000 fine option per count, and his iPhone 12, Samsung Galaxy S8, and MacBook laptop were forfeited to the Federal Government.
