Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Capital of Oyo State yesterday sentenced seven internet fraudsters to different jail terms ranging from one to ten months.
The convicts, who were arraigned by the Ibadan Zonal Office of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), were: Williams Ikechukwu Williams, Aizoba Opeyemi Stephen, Damilare Godwin Asore, Basit Oladeji Bamidele, Babajide Oluwapelumi Bolaji, Abayomi Stephen Aderohunmu and Oladokun Tobi Oladimeji.
They were all convicted after pleading guilty to one count separate charges of fraudulently impersonating some foreigners, contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) (i) and punishable under Section 22 (2) (b) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015.
The judge sentenced Asore to ten months imprisonment; Oladokun and Babajide were jailed nine months each; Aderohunmu seven months; Williams and Aizoba bagged five months each, while Basit received one month prison term.
In addition to the jail terms, Oladokun was ordered to restitute his victim, Darlene Miller, the sums of $2,350 and N565, 369.97 domiciled in his bank account.
Aderohunmu was ordered by the court to pay the sums of $700 and N350, 058:52 domiciled in his Wema Bank account and N4, 860:54 domiciled in his Polaris Bank account as restitution to his victim, Davida Henderson.
While Aizoba was ordered to restitute his victim, Jahneda Thea, the sum of $1,000U, Williams and Basit were ordered to return the sums of $1,600U and $880 as restitution to their victims through the Federal Government.
