The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal Office, on Wednesday, August 4, secured the conviction of two fraudsters, Adisa Adegboyega, and Ganiyu Olalekan, before Justice Iyabo Yerima of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, for engaging in internet fraud.
Adisa, 23, who claimed to be an Ordinary National Diploma holder from Oke Ogun Polytechnic Saki, Oyo State, was sentenced to six months community service while Ganiyu,18 year-old artisan, bagged three months community service.
The charge against Adisa reads, “That Adisa Adegboyega on or about the 17th of November, 2020, at Ibadan within the Ibadan Judicial Division, with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of $800 USD only through gift cards from one Herby Ruiter by falsely representing to him that you are a 45-year-old white American nurse working in Cyprus, who goes by the name Jennifer Joel and who is in love with him and ready to marry him, which representations you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence.”
The offense is said to be contrary to Section 419 of the Criminal Code, Cap.C38, Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria, 2000.
The judge also ordered Adisa to restitute to his victim the sum of $2,045 USD only through the Federal Government and to also forfeit his Techno Spark 4 mobile phone and one Dell laptop to the Federal Government.
Ganiyu was ordered to restitute the sum of $250USD to his victim; David Govann, through the EFCC and forfeit an Iphone 6x mobile phone to the Federal Government.
