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Taiwo
posed as a US Citizen and in his various chats claimed to be a
contractor and businessman based in the United States of America, a
decoy he employed to swindle his victims.
The suspect, Taiwo Oluwapelumi Emmanuel
A 24-year-old man identified as Taiwo Oluwapelumi Emmanuel from Ibadan,
Oyo State has been sentenced to six months imprisonment by Justice
Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday,
March 17, for impersonation and over fraud-related offences.
Taiwo was among the suspected internet fraudsters arrested in the
Ogbomosho area of Oyo State on October 26, 2021, during a sting
operation based on credible intelligence received by the Ilorin Zonal
Command of the EFCC.
According to a statement released by the EFCC, Taiwo posed as a US
Citizen and in his various chats claimed to be a contractor and
businessman based in the United States of America, a decoy he employed
to swindle his victims.
The charge against him reads:
‘That you, TAIWO OLUWAPELUMI EMMANUEL, sometime between February and
March 2021 at Ogbomosho, within the Judicial Division of the Federal
High Court of Nigeria, did fraudulently impersonate one David Williams
George; an American, with the intent to gain advantage for yourself from
one Mindy who you chatted, vide your created Gmail; davidwilly1205@gmail.com
and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22(2) (b) (I)
of the Cybercrime Prohibition prevention Etc.) Act 2015 and punishable
under Section 22 (2) (b) (iv) of the same Act.’
When the charge was read in court, Taiwo pleaded guilty.
Based on the guilty plea entered by the defendant, counsel to the EFCC,
Andrew Akoja, reviewed the facts of the case from the bar and tendered
one iPhone X, one Lenovo Laptop and the extra-judicial statement of the
defendant as well as fraudulent messages printed from his device, which
were admitted in evidence.
Akoja thereafter urged the court to hold that the prosecution has
successfully established its case against the defendant and convict him
as charged.
In his judgement, Justice Sani said the court was satisfied with the
evidence adduced by the prosecution and pronounced Taiwo guilty of the
charge.
The judge sentenced the defendants to six months imprisonment with an
option of a fine of N200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira Only) and
ordered that the iPhone X and Lenovo Laptop, which he used as an
instrumentality of the crime be forfeited to the Federal Government.
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