UNILORIN Student Sentenced to Nine Months Imprisonment for Fraud

Date: 2020-07-02

An Ilorin High Court in Kwara State yesterday sentenced a 19-year-old Chemistry student of the University of Ilorin, Mr. Ajayi Joshua Oluwatobi, to nine month's imprisonment for defrauding three students seeking accommodation.

The Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed the court case against the affected student.

According to the charge sheet presented against the student in court by the EFCC, ","That you, Ajayi Joshua Oluwatobiloba, in the month of November 2019 in Ilorin, within the jurisdiction of this court, did cheat by deceiving one Anjorin Oluwabukolami Eniola, a University of Ilorin student, when you fraudulently induced her to pay N45,000 into the GT bank account 045262140 of one Hassan Adefemi Daniel for hostel accommodation, a representation you knew to be false, and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 320 of the Penal Code and punishable under section 322 of the same law."

Justice Sikiru Oyinloye, who delivered the ruling, also ordered Oluwatobi to pay the sum of N105, 000 fine to serve as deterrent to others.

He said: "The defendant was brought before this court on a three-count charges, which were read to him, and he pleaded guilty, and this court accepted the evidence of the prosecution; the testimonies of the sole prosecution witness; the unchallenged and uncontradicted testimonies.

"This court is of the view that the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, therefore, the court hereby finds you, Ajayi Joshua Oluwatobi guilty of count 1, 2 and 3. You are hereby convicted for the offence."

However, the defence counsel urged the presiding judge to temper justice with mercy and give his client an option of fine rather than custodial sentence.

Responding, the prosecution counsel, Andrew Akoja, said: "My Lord, the issue of sentencing is within the discretion of the court, so I want the court to use its discretion in sentencing the convict."

After hearing both parties, Justice Oyinloye sentenced Oluwatobi to three months imprisonment on count 1, 2 and 3.

According to him, the sentence is to run concurrently while the convict is to also pay a fine of N105, 000 only.

The convict ran into problem when the University of Ilorin reported his conducts to the EFCC that he defrauded three accommodation seekers.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Arik     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Henry Olaosebikan     Lukman Adeloyin     KWASSIP     Moses Afolayan     Offa Metropolitan Club     Aisha Gobir     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Kamoru Kadiri     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Tunde Kazeem     Tafida     Saka Saadu     Ilesha-Baruba     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Oyawoye     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Awwal Jawondo     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Sheikh Alimi     Shettima Of Ilorin     Dairo Kunle Paul     Razaq Atunwa     Dasuki Belgore     Bayo Lawal     General Hospital     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Tunji Moronfoye     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Okiki     Tunde Idiagbon Road     Saheed Popoola     Computer Based Test     Temitope Ogunbanke     Temi Kolawole     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Ejidongari     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Seni Saraki     Sam Onile     Lai Mohammed     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Sa\'adu Salau     Lanwa     Opobiyi     UITH     Muhammadu Buhari     Bola Magaji     National Party Of Nigeria     Zaratu Umar     Simeon Ajibola     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     United Nigeria Congress Party     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Olatomiwa Williams     Ali Ahmad     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Centre For Digital Economy     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Kwara Poly     Tunde Akanbi     NFAI     KWIRS     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Yunus Lawal     High Court     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Ajakaye     Mahmud Ajeigbe     Idofin     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Abubakar Usman Jos     Isin     Mogaji Aare    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Olomu Of Omu-Aran     Kwara United     Mumeen Lah     Aisha Gobir     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Maigida     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     IEDPU     Gobirawa     JUSUN     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Deji Ajani     Omupo     Ibrahim Oniye     Obayomi Azeez     Adeniyi Ojo     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Yemi Osinbajo     KWACOBPA     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Ahmed     International Aviation College     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Samuel Adedoyin     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Arandun     Computer Based Test     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Bolakale Saka     Raji AbdulRasaq     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Risikat Lawal     Kunle Suleiman     Assayomo     Akume     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Kwara-SAPZ Project     General Hospital, Ilorin     Zaratu Umar     Egbejila     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Taofeek Sanusi     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Valsolar     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Idi-Ape     Mufti Of Ilorin     Adeola Abraham     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     Tunde Akanbi     ITEM 7     Adedeji Onimago     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Fulani     SSA Youth     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     AGM Professional Services     Wahab Issa     Kwasu     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     NFAI     Femi Ogunsola     Idris Garuba     Niyi Ogundiran     Sa\'adu Salau     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Oyawoye     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     Azeez Bello     Simeon Ajibola     Kazeem Adekanye     Lanre Olosunde     Ilorin Curfew     Lateef Fagbemi