Court remands ex-convict over alleged impersonation of varsity don

Date: 2021-11-24

A Kwara High Court in Ilorin on Tuesday ordered the remand of an ex-convict, Joshua Oluwatobiloba, standing trial over alleged impersonation and cyber fraud.

The trial judge, Justice Mahmud AbdulGafar ordered that the defendant be remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following his guilty plea.

AbdulGafar thereafter adjourned the case until Nov 25, for review of the facts and sentencing.

The EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Command, had arraigned Oluwatobiloba, 29, of Ido-Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State, on a four count charge bordering on impersonation and cyber- crime.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oluwatobiloba had sometimes in June 2020 was convicted by Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara High Court, Ilorin, over a similar offence.

After spending his jail term at Mandala Correctional Centre and was released, the convict was again arrested by operatives of the EFCC for a similar crime and taken before Justice AbdulGafar.

The prosecutor, Rashidat Alao told the court that the ex-convict posed as the Dean of Student Affairs, University of Ilorin, Dr. Efuntayo Oluwatobi, a lecturer in Chemistry Department.

She said that Oluwatobiloba impersonated the lecturer to scam unsuspecting students, seeking to pay school fees and hostel accommodation.

Following his guilty plea, the prosecutor urged the court to fix a date for trial and to order the remand of the defendant in the custody of the Nigeria Correctional Centre. (NAN)

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Turaki     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Sam Onile     Oluwole Dupe     Amosa     Kwara Politics     BIR     NFAI     Oya State     Amina El-Imam     Maryam Ado Bayero     Amusa Bello     Raymond Olaitan     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Kamaldeen Gambari     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Moshood Mustapha     Sarkin Malamai     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Mukhtar Shagaya     Gaa Olobi     Yemi Sanni     Elections     Christopher Ayeni     Saadu Alanamu     Dan Masanin     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Yoruba     Maryam Nurudeen     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Makama Of Kaiama     Folorunsho Erubu     Fatimat Saliu     Sa\'adu Gambari     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Bolaji Nagode     Ahmad Ali     Bola Tinubu     Ajeigbe     Ubandoma     Adesoye     Pakata     LABTOP     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Labour Party     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     Fatimoh Lawal     Kwara State Health Insurance Agency     Yusuf A. Usman     Lola Ashiru     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Oni Adebayo     Matthew Okedare     Atunwa     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Dairo Kunle Paul     Hauwa Nuru     Farouk Salim     Muhammed Aliyu     Magaji Nda     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Ilorin International Airport     Tafida Of Kaiama     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Ajakaye     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Quran     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Joseph Bamigboye     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Crystal Corner Shops     Olupako Of Share     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Ramadan     Oniwa    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Abraysports FC     Aso Ofi     Iyaloja-General     Ahman Pategi University     MalHub     Al-Hikmah University     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Sarah Alade     Alapansapa     IHS Towers     Femi Gbajabiamila     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Yunus Lawal     Hakeem Idris     Hijab     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Kolade Solagberu     Tayo Alao     Lola Ashiru     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     2017 Budget     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Yusuf Aiyedun     Vasolar Consortium     Kwara North     Bayo Ajia     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     LAK Jimoh     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Kwara Politics     Oladimeji Thompson     SSA Youth     Ndakene     Razaq Atunwa     Bello Oyedepo     Lateef Alagbonsi     Just Law Forum     ASKOMP     Vasolar Consultoria     Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     Sabo-Oke     Oba-Solagberu     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Edret Sabi Abel     Amuda Aluko     Split Diamond Interchange     Kassim Babamale     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Madawaki     Tunde Yusuf     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     Eleja Taiwo Banu     ITEM 7     Bukola Saraki     Abdulraheem Olesin     Simeon Sayomi     Oyawoye     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Aminat Ahmed     Minister     Tosin Saraki     Oyin-Zubair     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     IHS     Falokun-Oja     Shururat Olatinwo     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Maja     Adeleke Ogungbe     Baba Idris     Wahab Abayawo