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COURT JAILS FOUR INTERNET FRAUDSTERS IN ABEOKUTA

The Federal High court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday, June 22, 2020, jailed four internet fraudsters for criminal impersonation.


The convicts, Wariz Akintunde, Moses Olamilekan Dosumu, Richard Adegbite, and Smith Enitan Adetayo, were prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan zonal Office.



The presiding Judge, Justice Ibrahim Watilat, after all pleaded guilty, sentenced Akintunde and Adegbite to four months imprisonment, with a fine option of N100, 000 each, effective from June 22, 2020.



Dosumu bagged two months jail term with an option of N50, 000, while Adetayo was sentenced to five months in prison without an option of fine, effective from June 22, 2020.



The judge ordered Akintunde, Dosumu and Adetayo to restitute the sums of $700, $375 and N39, 000 to their respective victims through the Federal Government of Nigeria.



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