By Paul Michael,
Justice Ibrahim Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has convicted and sentenced a Corps member, Adetuberu Christopher Adetoyese, to two years imprisonment for internet-related fraud offences.
Adetoyese, who is 28 years old, is currently serving the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Ogbomosho, Oyo State.
Justice Yusuf, on Thursday, August 11, 2022, found Adetuberu guilty of the two counts preferred against him by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
This was disclosed in a statement by the EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, on Friday.
According to Uwujaren, while sentencing Adetuberu, the court ordered the forfeiture of the 3-Bedroom flat acquired with the proceeds of the illegal activities, a Lexus car, different brands of phones, and a laptop, which are instruments of the crime as well as the sum N921,535.49 in his bank account to the Federal Government.
The judge, who however gave the convict an option of a fine of N200, 000 said his conviction would serve as deterrence to others.
Operatives of the EFCC while acting on intelligence had recently arrested Adetuberu, who hailed from Ilesha, Ilesha West Local Government Area of Osun State at Ogele area of Eyenkorin, Ilorin.
The convict had in the course of the investigation revealed that he ventured into ‘Yahoo Yahoo Business’ in 2016 and had among other things built a house with the proceeds of the illegal activities.
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In a related development, Justice Yusuf also sentenced a 30-year-old aluminum fabricator, Olayiwola Tunde Saheed, who acts as ‘Loader’ to co-fraudsters to six months imprisonment at the Correctional Centre in Ilorin without an option of fine.
Olayiwola, who hails from Olorunda Local Government Area, Oshogbo, Osun State was found guilty of one count charge of possessing funds that he knew to be proceeds of unlawful activities preferred against him by the EFCC.
In his judgment, the judge said that he found merit in the prosecution’s case, adding that the admittance of guilt by the defendant was enough evidence to convict him.
Justice Yusuf, while sentencing Olayiwola ordered that the Toyota Camry car recovered at the point of his arrest, his phone, and a laptop, which are instruments of the illegal activities be forfeited to the Federal Government.
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