The trio of Oluwaseyi Timileyin Agunbiade, Akande Hammed Oluwagbenga, and Oguntoke Oluwadamilare Aremu has been convicted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s Ibadan Zonal Command.
Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, stated this in a statement on Thursday.
He said the convicts were convicted on one count charge each by Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, for offences bordering on impersonation, in violation of Section 22 (2) (b) I of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015.
The charge against Agunbiade reads: “That you, Oluwaseyi Timileyin Agunbiade, sometime in July, 2021, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to gain advantage for yourself did impersonate one Sabrina Mills, the pretext you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22(2) (b) (i) and punishable under Section 22 (2) (b) (iv) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015.”
The charge against Akande reads. “That you, Akande Hammed Oluwagbenga sometime in July, 2021, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to gain advantage for yourself did impersonate one Mark Anthony, the pretext you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) (i) and punishable under Section 22 (2) (b) (iv) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015.”
The charge against Oguntoke reads: “That you, Oguntoke Oluwadamilare Aremu, sometimes in 2020 at Ilaro within the jurisdiction of this honourable court fraudulently impersonated the name Williams Johnson an American citizen with intent to gain advantage for yourself and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) (i) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 22 (2) (b) (iv) of the same Act.”
To their separate charges, the defendants pleaded ‘guilty.’
Following their pleas, Mabas Mabur, the prosecuting attorney, reviewed the facts of the cases and presented their statements, as well as indicting documents printed from recovered devices, which were entered into evidence.
As a result, Justice Agomoh found Oguntoke guilty and sentenced him to one year in prison, six months in prison for Agunbiade, and five months in prison for Akande.
In addition, the court ordered Oguntoke to return $600 USD (Six Hundred United States Dollars) to the Federal Government of Nigeria, as well as forfeit one iPhone 11 mobile phone, one Itel phone, and one Apple MacBook Laptop.
Agunbiade was also ordered to return to his victim the sum of $100 USD and the balance of N1,011,916.01 (one million, eleven thousand, nine hundred and sixteen naira, one kobo) in his Guaranty Trust bank account, as well as forfeit one iPhone 11 Pro Max to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Akande must return to his victim the sums of $2,300USD (two thousand, three hundred United States dollars) and N10, 104.53 (ten thousand, one hundred and four naira, fifty three Kobo) held in his Sterling Bank account, as well as one iPhone 6 Plus phone, one Infinix X5 phone, one iPhone 12 Pro Max, a Smile Router, and one unregistered Lexus 330 car.
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