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The Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of 32 internet fraudsters before seven judges High Court judges in Ibadan, Oyo State and one High Court judge in Osogbo, Osun State.

The convicts are: Udoka Uzo Omefe, Adedara Ademola Ayobami, Ajayi Elijah Oladimeji, Eze James Jeffery, Olaleye Tope Akorede, Akinyemi Emmanuel Olawale, Ogbu Martins Abuchi, Oluwadare Daniel Ayomide, Adaja Oluwadamilola Oladipupo, Oyedele Diekolope Isreal, Aro Adewale Temitayo, Aluko Daniel Opeyemi, Gbadegesin Jamiu Seun, Emmanuel Oladiran Adewale, Ozor Chidozie Patrick, Adebowale Sam Adabariki and Olamilekan Akeem Adewale.

Others are: Godstime Favour Ubierowoh, Lawal Azeez Ishola, Ismail Abayomi Akinsola, Oyetunji Zikrullah Temilade, Ojo Ayomide Samuel, Tade Dickson Ayomide, Okunade Azeez Babatunde, Omotosho Adebayo Olayinka, Rotimi Mayowa Oluwatosin, Akande Samson Tunmise, Ekundayo Mayowa Victor, Abiodun Akindoyin Oluwafemi, Christopher Inalegu Daniel, Onazi Lucky Bidemi and Akingbogun Tobi Afeez.

They were prosecuted on a separate one-count charge, bordering on obtaining by false pretence, advance fee fraud, retention of proceeds of crime and possession of fraudulent documents.

The charge against Omefe reads: “That you Udoka Uzo Omefe ‘M’ on or about the 8th of June, 2024 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did aid one Yemi and other internet fraudsters, now at large to create the profile pictures they used to obtain money from their victims by false pretence, and hereby commited an offence of aiding another person in committing an offence, contrary to Section 7(c) and Punishable under Section 419 of the Criminal Code Law Cap 38, Laws of Oyo State, 2000.”

They all pleaded “guilty” to their charge when they were read to them, prompting the prosecution counsel, Modupe Akinkoye, Oluwatoyin Owodunni, Chidi Okoli, Sanusi Galadanchi, Lanre Suleiman, Mabas Mabur, Shamsuddeen Bashir, David Olubode and A.M. Aliyu to pray the court to convict and sentence them accordingly, while the defence counsel pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy, stating that they are first time offenders and they are willing to turn over a new leaf.

Justice Olusola Adeyemi of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan convicted and sentenced Ayobami and Adewale to six months of community service each and ordered that Ayobami restitute his victim, the sum N3.6million, being proceeds of his crime.

Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan convicted and sentenced Oladimeji to one year imprisonment or to pay N50, 000.00 (Fifty Thousand Naira) fine. He convicted and sentenced Olawale, Ayomide and Tunmise to six months community service each or to pay N250, 000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira), N180, 000.00 (One Hundred and Eighty Thousand Naira) and N100, 000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) fine respectively.

Also, he convicted and sentenced Patrick, Adabariki, Akinsola, Temilade, Samuel, Oluwatosin, Daniel and Afeez to three months of community service, each or to pay N50, 000.00 (Fifty Thousand Naira) fine, each.

Justice U.E Maha of the Oyo State Federal High Court, sitting in Ibadan convicted and sentenced Jeffery, Oladipupo and Olayinka to one year imprisonment each or to pay N500, 000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) fine, each. She further ordered Olayinka to pay the sum of N1, 150, 000.00 (One Million, One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) as restitution to his victim.

On her part, Justice Uche Agomoh of the Oyo State Federal High Court, sitting in Ibadan, slammed Babatunde and Ayomide with one year jail term and four months imprisonment on Akorede without an option of fine.

Justice K.B. Olawoyin of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan convicted and sentenced Abuchi, Israel, Temitayo, Victor and Oluwafemi to one year imprisonment each or to pay N200,000.00 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira), N200, 000.00 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira), N500, 000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira), N100, 000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) and N100, 000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) fine respectively.

Justice O.A. Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan convicted and sentenced Opeyemi to one year of community service, Ubierowoh and Ishola to one month community service, each and Bidemi to two months of community service, without option of fine having remanded them in the Agodi Correctional Centre for two weeks after their arraignments.

Justice Demi-Ajayi of the Osun State Federal High Court, Osogbo convicted and sentenced Adewale to two years imprisonment or to pay N1million fine while Seun bagged six months of community service without an option of fine.

Justice O.A. Olajide of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan convicted and sentenced Omefe to six months imprisonment or to pay N200, 000.00 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira) fine.

In addition to their sentences, all the convicts forfeited all items recovered from them, including one uned dark ash Toyota Avalon 2013 model car with Chassis Number: 4TIBKL1EBODU023730, a black Lexus ES 250 car with registration number: AGL – 840 – HK and a wine colour Lexus ES 330 car with registration number: KTU – 623 – GS.

The convicts’ journey to the correctional centre began with their arrest by the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the EFCC following credible intelligence that exposed their fraudulent internet activities.

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See small small boys doing nonsense, the so-called leaders of tomorrow


They will defraud innocent people and spend all the money on girls, our young girls should stop dating yahoo boys, infact government should jail all of them together, we need to sanitize this country from every angle

Udoka, Eze, Ogbu, and Chidozie committing crimes in Yorubaland as usual

These yahoo boys have completely destroyed the image of Nigeria, they are the reason our people are hated all over the world, they've caused More harm and damage to our country than our corrupt politicians

saphiere:
And there's no single woman in their midst? Sometimes I envision a world without these evil men

They engage in the criminal act just to please some of you coquette

Cars that will be relooted by rogues called efcc

food for name checkers
well this is balanced sheet.

Too much of yam + 🦵 + p.juice = increased criminality.

We warned those boys. Them no dey hear word.

East and West collaboration.
NCAN, where art thou?!

It's quite alarming that our young population have given themselves wholely to fraud. The small fries who are stealing due to economic-induced poverty are jailed while the big fishes in political offices who sponsored the poverty are walking free. Some are even defecting to APC so as to secure a soft landing.

When will political fraudsters like Yahaya Bello, Ganduje, Emefiele, and co, be paraded for their crimes against Nigerians? The current political class from top to bottom are 100% cold-blooded criminals. As the popular saying goes, what is good for Greece is good for Uganda.

Name checkers keep off. All geopolitical zones well represented

Okay nah

The polithiefcians never get paraded for the financial crimes committed on multiple grounds rather you parade young men for Yahoo Yahoo crimes..what is good for the goose should be good for the gander

Yahoo boys are criminals and thieves and should be treated as such..

I have no pity for them.

God1000:
These yahoo boys have completely destroyed the image of Nigeria, they are the reason our people are hated all over the world, they've caused More harm and damage to our country than our corrupt politicians

give them job. fool

3kay945:
Yahoo boys are criminals and thieves and should be treated as such..

I have no pity for them.

what of politician

Abloh:
Udoka, Eze, Ogbu, and Chidozie committing crimes in Yorubaland as usual

It is Yoruba boys I blame

People are committing Crime in your Homeland
Must you give them more encouragement and confidence by ing them?

Abloh:
Udoka, Eze, Ogbu, and Chidozie committing crimes in Yorubaland as usual

As per developers na

justuschi50:
what of politician

Please, stick to the subject matter.

It says Yahoo boys!

Seems like EFCC is only meant for yahoo boys these days. They are always proactive when it comes to yahoo boys but politicians ? 😶‍🌫️

Wow

The ones wey no get money to settle

Bastards

And there's no single woman in their midst? Sometimes I envision a world without these evil men

Just here to read...

God1000:
See small small boys doing nonsense, the so-called leaders of tomorrow


They will defraud innocent people and spend all the money on girls, our young girls should stop dating yahoo boys, infact government should jail all of them together, we need to sanitize this country from every angle

What are the leaders of the country doing? Isn't it the same stealing and embezzling? So if they are going to be leaders of tomorrow, what is wrong in them starting it from now.
We have a drug baron, certificate forger, identify thief and a serial looter as president. We have people embezzling billions that could change the lives of these people, yet internet fraudsters are the problem.

Boju boju enforcement. Parade politicians like dis and jail them

Omo i am worried for this nation.

As much as yahoo is a crime deserving of jail time, the way we are recklessly discarding our youths is worrisome

Nigeria has become a society that children have nobody to look-up. I know the influence of a family member of mine doing well in the corporate world on my education & career choice.

Nowadays you would be shocked children in some parts have never seen an Engineer talk less of a Pilot

God help us

Alleged cyber crime?

na be say Prison go full ooo......