…recovers $22,000, N500,000
A Lagos-based man, Hakeem Olanrewaju, who allegedly scammed a foreigner of thousands of dollars via computer-related fraud, otherwise known as “Yahoo Yahoo”, has been jailed.
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos convicted and sentenced Olanrewaju to two years imprisonment for fraud.
Justice Nicholas Oweibo passed the judgment, following Olanrewaju’s plea of guilty to a one-count charge bordering on identity theft and impersonation brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren said in a statement Friday, September 8, that during his arraignment recently, Olanrewaju pleaded “guilty” to the offence, which is contrary to and punishable under Section 22(2) (b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition and Prevention) Act, 2015.”
Uwujaren added: “In view of his guilty plea, the prosecution counsel, Babatunde Sonoiki, reviewed the facts of the case, called a witness and also tendered documents to prove the guilt of the defendant.
“Delivering judgement on August 15, 2023, Justice Oweibo found him guilty of the offence and sentenced him to two years imprisonment, with an option of fine in the sum of N200,000.
“The Judge ordered the sum of $22,000 as well as the N500,000 Manager’s cheque recovered from the convict forfeited to the victim. The mobile devices and gadgets recovered from the convict were ordered forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.”
