Cybercrime: Court Convicts Ex-Offender, Others in Ibadan
Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, (EFCC) has again convicted an ex-offender, Warith Ademola.
According to a press statement from the Media and Publicity, EFCC, Ibadan Zone, Wilson Uwujaren, noted that the said convict who was sentenced to six months community service, by Justice Bayo Taiwo of the State High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State on Friday, July 29, 2022 has been jailed again for cyber-related activities in Oyo State.
Barely three months into six months of community service term, Warith has been arrested again and prosecuted by the EFCC, Ibadan zone on fresh charges of internet fraud.
He was arraigned on November 2, alongside six others who pleaded guilty before Justices Omolara Adeyemi and Iyabode Yerima of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan on a separate one count charge each.
Other convicts are Adedayo Joel Olumid,e, Habeeb Gbolahan Amidu, Lawal Adesina Sherif, Ugbana Efemena Daniel, Obi Ogechukwu Frank and Osaze Bright Osayande.
Justice Adeyemi, convicted and sentenced Warith to three months imprisonment, Osaze to two months jail term and Obi to six months community service.
Justice Yerima sentenced Ugbana, Lawal, and Habeeb to six months jail term each and Adedayo, six months community service.
Similarly, Justice Olusola Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, on November 3, 2022 convicted and sentenced one Sodiq Babatunde Kajero to two months community service for internet-related fraud.
The courts further ordered that the convicts restitute their various victims and forfeit all items recovered from them to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
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