A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State and presided over by Justice Uche Agomoh has convicted and sentenced three internet fraudsters for their involvement in fraudulent cyber activities.
The accused persons, identified as Ojelakin Yinka Oluwaseun, Adebayo Fawaz Gbolahan and Ehis Hopkins Esezobor, had pleaded guilty to the separate charges preferred against them by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after they were prosecuted on charges of fraudulent impersonation contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) (i) and punishable under Section 22 (2) (b) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015.
Justice Agomoh sentenced Ojelakin to two years imprisonment, Esezobor to eight months and Adebayo to five months jail term.
The court also ordered the convicts to restitute their victims and forfeit all items recovered from them to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
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