Court jails two siblings for internet fraud in Kwara

Date: 2019-05-15

Kwara state High Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital on Tuesday sentenced two siblings and another person to four-month imprisonment for cheating and internet fraud.

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal office charged the three to court for offences bordering of cheating and internet fraud.

The suspects include two brothers of the same parents, Olaogun Seun, Olaogu Abidemi and Ojor.

One of the charge reads: "That you, Olaogu Seun, Olaogu Abidemi and Ojor Alex sometimes in March 2019 or thereabouts at Ilorin, Kwara State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court agreed among yourselves to do an illegal act to with: cheating by impersonation and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 96 of the penal code law and punishable under section 97 and 324 of the same law."

The three accused persons during their arraignment had on Monday this week pleaded guilty to the four-count charge levelled against them by the anti-graft body.

Counsel to EFCC Nnaemeka Omawa told the court that "the defendants had prior to their arraignment, approached the commission for a plea bargain agreement, we have considered it, bother the prosecution and the defendants have come up with the terms in line with section 276 of the administration of criminal justice act, the accused persons during their extrajudicial statements have confessed to the crime."

Defence counsel Taofeek Alubarika, however, pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy, saying his clients had shown remorse on what they did.

Delivering his judgement, Justice M. Abdulgafar sentenced the trio to four months imprisonment effective from the 15th day of April 2019."

The sentence is without option of fine and it will run concurrently.

He also ordered for the forfeiture of defendants to forfeit all the exhibits recovered from them to the Federal Government.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Yakubu Shaaba     Adebayo Salami     Centre For Digital Economy     Egbewole     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Yakubu Danladi     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     SSA Youth Engagement     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     United Nigeria Airline     John Kehinde Salako     Abubakar B.M     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Demola Banu     KWIRS     Moshood Mustapha     Okin High School     Sidikat Alaya     Sheikh Ridhwanullah     Mamatu Abdullahi     Oniyangi     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Saad Omo Iya     Garba Dogo     ANCOPPS     Obayomi Azeez     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Wakilin Mata Lafiagi     Mahe Abdulkadir     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Fareedah Dankaka     Sa\'ad Alanamu     Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     Ayinke Saka     Na\'Allah     Eleyele     Dorcas Afeniforo     Quareeb     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Mansur Alfanla     Yusuf A. Usman     Sai Kayi     Idi-Ape     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Ado Ibrahim     Modupe Oluwole     Atiku Abubakar     Share     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Risikat Lawal     Okin Group     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Sadiq Buhari     Abdullahi Samari     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Hijab     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Olupako Of Share     Www.Kwarareports.com     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Baba Isale     David Adesina     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     Isiaq Khadeejah     Yaman     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Emir Of Shonga     Agboola Babatunde     Gbugbu     Zulu Gambari     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Monthly Sanitation     Kisira    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Ahmed Saidu Rufai     Olayinka Olaogun     Ajayi Okasanmi     Muhammed Abdullahi     Suleiman Idris     Maryam Nurudeen     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Sulyman Buhari     Vasolar Consultoria     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Afonja Descendants Union     KWTV     ARMTI     MINILS     Tunji Olawuyi     Abdulganiy Abimbola Abdussalam     Metro Park     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Sobi     UNIFEMGA     Otoge     Air Peace     International Aviation College     Okoolowo     Hamidu Olowo     Tope Daramola     Wale Oladepo     Rashidi Yekini     CKNG     Mohammed Haruna     Surajudeen Akanbi     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Muritala Olarewaju     Oladimeji Thompson     Ilorin East     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Alagbado     LAK Jimoh     Isapa     Agboola Abdulraheem     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Col. Taiwo     Saad Omo Iya     Abubakar Aliagan     Tunde Akanbi     Adama Isa     Olohungbebe     Jalala     Sulaiman Gado     Abdulhakeem Amao     Rafiu Olasile     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     IPSAS     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Shoprite     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Esinrogunjo     Naira Redesign     Rafiu Ajakaye     Kunle Okeowo     Pakata     United Nigeria Airline     Bayer AG     Laolu Saraki     Offa Descendants Union     Olatunji Ibrahim     Razaq Atunwa     Haleeman Salman     Amos Bajeh     Ado Bayero