On Monday, June 20, 2022, the Federal and State High Courts in Ibadan, Oyo State, and Osogbo, Osun State, respectively, handed down five convictions obtained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's (EFCC) Ibadan Zonal Command.
Amusa Abdulhakeem Oluwasegunfunmi, a final-year Transport Planning Management student at Tai Solarin University, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, was sentenced to eight months of community service for impersonating someone else fraudulently, according to a press release signed by the Head of Media and Publicity of the Commission, Wilson Uwujaren.
The other members are Olamilekan Ridwan Taofeek, Ajisafe Sodiq Olaide, Lawal Samuel Morenikeji, Osuolale Abdullahi Abiodun, and Amusa Abdulhakeem Oluwasegunfunmi. According to the statement, they were each found guilty of one count of offences related to cyber-fraud. They entered a "guilty" plea to the accusations brought against them by the EFCC at their arraignments.The prosecution attorney requested the judges to find them guilty and sentence them appropriately in light of their pleas.Oluwasegunfunmi was subsequently found guilty of false impersonation in violation of section 22 (2) (b) (1) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015, and sentenced to eight months of community service by Justice Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court in Osogbo, Osun State. He must maintain the restrooms at the Ataoja School of Science in Osogbo, Osun State, according to the punishment.
The court also mandated that the school principal keep a record of the convict's attendance and turn it in when his sentence is up.In a similar manner, Ajisafe Sodiq Olaide was given a six-month community service sentence by Justice Iyabo Yerima of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, for acquiring money under false pretences in violation of Section 419 of the Criminal Code Cap 38 Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
In a similar vein, Justice Omolara Adeyemi of the Oyo State High Court found Lawal Samuel Morenikeji guilty and sentenced him to six months of community service; she also found Osuolale Abdullahi Abiodun and Olamilekan Ridwan Taofeek responsible for violating Section 484 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 38 Laws of Oyo State, 2000, and sentenced them to one week of community service.The courts mandated that the convicted parties repay their victims and surrender to the federal government all items taken from them.
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