…Six Convicted for Internet Fraud in Ibadan, Osogbo
Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, February 11, 2022, arrested one Babawale Daniel Olayinka, a self-style “Personal Assistant to the Oyo State Governor on Media Matters”, and twenty five others at Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State, over alleged internet -related fraud activities.
The arrests followed verified intelligence on their cybercrime activities.
Twenty-five of the suspects have admitted involvement in internet fraud activities.
The indicted suspects are: Wale Jegede, Adekunle Solomon, Babawale Daniel Olayinka, Olanipekun Adams, Toheeb Admola, Olatunji Gbolahan, Oyowevotu Moses, Olaide Ibrahim Opeyemi, Olamilekan Rilwan, Olamilekan Akinyemi, Lekan Adenuga, Salami Segun, Lawal Samuel, Kolawole Fuad.
Others are: Olarenwaju Gbolahan, Makinde Olamiposi, Michael Timileyin, Sheriff Ololade, Adewale Dayo, Ajobola Tajudeen, Kazeem Warrees, Obinna Duru, Shotayo Sola, Mohammed Suleiman and Makinde Ajibola.
An identity card was recovered from Babawale Daniel Olayinka, one of the 25 indicted internet fraud suspects, introducing him as a personal assistant on media matters to the Oyo State governor, Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde.
Items recovered from the suspects include seven exotic cars, several laptops, mobile phones and incriminating documents.
The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren said in a statement that the suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.
Six Convicted for Internet Fraud in Ibadan, Osogbo
In another development, the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, February 14, 2022 secured six convictions before Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court, both sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State and Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court in Osogbo, Osun State for their involvement in cybercrime.
The convicts are: Oladiran Olayinka Abiodun, Mayowa Isaiah Ilesanmi, Abdulrahman Mubarak, Wusa Oyindamola Samson, Opeyemi Roqeeb Abiodun and Asiwaju Hammed Adegboyega
They were arraigned today on separate charges and they all pleaded “guilty” to the charges preferred against them.
Upon their pleas, the prosecution counsel reviewed the facts of the cases and urged the courts to convict and sentence them as charged.
Justice Agomoh convicted and sentenced Wusa Oyindamola Samson to eight months imprisonment while Oladiran Olayinka Abiodun and Asiwaju Hammed Adegboyega bagged five months imprisonment each.
Similarly, Justice Akintola convicted Abdulrahman Mubarak and Mayowa Isaiah Ilesanmi on separate charges for the offences of obtaining property by false pretence, an offence which contravenes Section 419 of the Criminal Code Cap 38 Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
Mubarak was sentenced to three months community service while Ilesanmi bagged two months community service.
In the same vein, Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel convicted Oladiran Olayinka Abiodun for conspiring with one Akeem Olabisi Olaitan to conceal the source of money found in his bank account, knowing that it was part of the proceeds of crime and sentenced him to twelve months imprisonment.
The convicts are to restitute their victims and forfeit the items recovered from them to the Federal Government of Nigeria.