A cybercrime convict currently serving a six-month community service, one Warith Ademola Hassan, has again been jailed for cyber-related activities in Ibadan, Oyo State.
This was as a couple-Aladenusi Adegboyega Ayodeji and Sadiat Omowumi Rafiu- and 24 others were also sentenced to various jail terms for cybercrime offences, also in Ibadan.
The convict, Warith, had earlier been sentenced to a six-month community service by Justice Bayo Taiwo of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, on Friday, 29 July, 2022.
However, barely three months into the community service term, Warith was arrested again and prosecuted by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on fresh charges of internet fraud.
As stated by the EFCC Head,Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, Warith was arraigned on 2 November, alongside six others 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 Olumide, Habeeb Gbolahan Amidu, Lawal Adesina Sherif, Ugbana Efemena Daniel, Obi Ogechukwu Frank and Osaze Bright Osayande.
They all pleaded “guilty” to the charges filed against them by the EFCC and 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.
In the same light, Justice Olusola Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, on 3 November, 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.
In a related development, Justice Iyabode Yerima of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, today, sentenced a couple- Aladenusi Adegboyega Ayodeji and Sadiat Omowumi Rafiu- to various jail terms for cybercrime.
As stated in a release by the EFCC Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, the couple was convicted alongside eight others on separate one-count charge each.
Other convicts are Adekoya Ojo Faruq Kolapo, Adekanmi Boluwatife Emmanuel, Omokaro Uyiosa Berry, Ajayi Lanre Lawrence, Babalola Segun Samuel and Bolaji Bolarinwa Toheeb.
They all pleaded “guilty” to the charges preferred against them by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Consequently, prosecution counsel, Samsuddeen Bashir, reviewed the facts of the cases and urged the court to sentence the defendants accordingly.
Justice Yerima, thereafter, convicted Ayodeji to one imprisonment and his wife to six months community service, taking into account the fact that she is a breastfeeding mother.
Also, Babalola was convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment, while Adekoya, Adekanmi, Omokaro, Ajayi and Bolaji were sentenced to six months community service each.
The court ordered that the convicts restitute their various victims and forfeit all items recovered from them to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
In a similar development, 10 cybercriminals were convicted and sentenced to various jail terms, ranging from three months imprisonment to one year jail term by Justice Mohammed Owolabi of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, on November 4, 2022.
The convicts, who were arraigned and convicted on a lone count each are: Owoseni Opeyemi Emmanuel, Micheal Banjo Oluwatoyin, Mustapha Temitope Abdulsodiq, Olawuyi Olanrewaju Ridwan, Edobor Lucky Uhunoma, Ilori Peter Oladayo, Basit Kolawole Ibrahim, Falade Adeyinka Moses, Abdullahi Teslim Taiwo and Temidayo Demilade Adebowale.
They all pleaded ‘guilty’ to the charges filed against upon their arraignments.
In view of their pleas, prosecution counsel, Mabas Mabur, reviewed the facts of the cases and prayed the court to convict and sentence the defendants as charged.
Consequently, Justice Owolabi convicted and sentenced Owoseni to one year imprisonment; Olawuyi to seven months imprisonment; Temidayo to three months jail term; while Michael, Mustapaha, Edobor, Ilori, Basit and Abdullahi bagged six months imprisonment each.
Also, Falade Adeyinka Kolapo was convicted and ordered to pay N250, 000.00 fine, just as all the convicts were ordered to restitute their various victims and forfeit all items recovered from them to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
