Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Ibadan has sentenced Opeyemi Olasumbo Folarin and Ogunseye Ajibola Olamilekan, students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan and Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta to six and seven months respectively.
The two convicts, prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan zonal office, were found guilty of impersonation.
According to EFCC, Folarin, a 27-year-old Higher National Diploma student of Ibadan Poly and Ogunseye of FUNAB were both found guilty of separate amended lone count of impersonation an offence contrary to section 22(2)(b)(i) and punishable under section 22(2)(b) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act.
Both pleaded guilty to the charges, Justice Ajoku sentenced Folarin and Dike to six months and seven months custodial sentence respectively.
The judge also ordered that Folarin forfeits his Orange colour Iphone XR to the federal government of Nigeria, while Oguseye was ordered to restitute the sum of $700USD to his victim as well as forfeit his silver Iphone 6 Phone, one Apple series 6 watch, one Apple MacBook, one PlayStation 4 Game pad, to the federal government of Nigeria.
