NANS official jailed for fraud, EFCC arrests impostor
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission secured the conviction and sentencing of the Director of Logistics, National Association of Nigerian Students, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti Chapter, Adeyemi Abiodun, to one year imprisonment for internet fraud.
Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement on Wednesday, said Abiodun was among 40 people convicted on a separate charge before four High Court judges from Oyo State, Ibadan.
He said their offenses border on impersonation, obtaining money under false pretenses, obtaining property under false pretenses and forgery, contrary to sections 419 , 467, 484, 516 and 508 of the Penal Code. Act Cap 38, Oyo State Laws, 2000.
"Others convicted are Yekeen Azeez Ishola, Okeniyi Sanuel Akinniyi, Theophilus Ademola Bukola, Salami Mohammed Adetayo, Pelumi Ajayi Temiloluwa, Lawal Abdullateef Olalekan, Okusanwo Mayowa Daniel, Oluwole Oluwasegun Ayomide, Adedotun Omodele Yusuf on Monday Nnaemeka Samuel, Idowu Adeshina, Olowe Nifemi Ayomide, Adubu Olamiotan Sunday, Kehinde Olatunji Kehinde, Oguntuase Tope Francis, Elijah Isaac Wisdom, Ogbanaya Chukwu Chukwu, Adekola Adekunle, Odebode Temiloluwa Kehinde, Joseph Odunayo Clement, Andrew Adekunle Masika, Usman Mubarak Damilare, Isiaka Olumide Hammed, Uawu Osita Henry, Kareem Afeez Alabi and Ogunyemi Ayobami Samuel.
"Others: Mimiola Victor Olamide, Adeeko Kolade Emmanuel, Egberongbe Adedayo Quam, Oyelaran Olayiwola Jeremiah, Hammed Rilwan Ishola, Adefowora Omotayo David, Adedeji Ibrahim Olamilekan, Emmanuel Timileyin Akinbowale, Michael Damola Olanrewaju, Ayanyemi Olaide Samuel , Boye Timilehin Emmanuel, Timileyin Ajibola Idowu and Azeez Tolulope Ayoade,” said Uwujaren
Abiodun was brought before Judge Iyabo Yerima while the 39 others were prosecuted before Judges Bayo Taiwo, Akintola Ladiran and Olusola Adetujoye, between August 15, 2022 and August 23, 2022.
The charge against Abiodun read in part: "That you, Adeyemi Israel Abiodun and Odaise Precious Abiola, alias Prezzy, at liberty, on or about March 30, 2022, in Ibadan, within of the Ibadan Judicial Division, conspired to forge various United States of America bank checks and presented them as genuine and thereby committed the offense of conspiracy to commit forgery contrary to Sections 516 and 467 of the Penal Code, Cap 38, Laws of Oyo State, 2000.”
Abiodun and others have pleaded guilty to the charges against them.
Given their guilty pleas, prosecution attorneys Modupe Akinkoye, Oyelakin Oyediran, Oluwatoyin Owodunni, Chidi Okoli, Abdulrasheed Suleiman, Mabas Mabur and Samsuddeen Bashir reviewed the facts of the case, presented confessions and documents recovered from the convicts as exhibits and urged the courts to convict and convict the defendants.
As a result, Abiodun, Daniel and Ayomide were found guilty and sentenced to one year's imprisonment each without the possibility of a fine, while Akinyi was sentenced to three months' imprisonment and six months of community service.
The other defendants were found guilty and each sentenced to six months of community service.
Recall that Abiodun, a 200-level student in Economics and Development Studies, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, was arrested on March 30, 2022, alongside 79 others individuals for alleged internet fraud.< /p>
Investigations revealed that between July 2021 and March 2022, Abiodun benefited from N195, 274, 331.00 as a cumulative cyber fraud heist involving the forgery of more than 25 US bank checks.
In a separate development, the Kano Zone Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission confirmed the arrest of a man, Gazali Ado, 35, for impersonating for a commission agent on the Google map.
Uwujaren, in a separate statement, said Ado was apprehended following a request from a certain Kenneth Nwarize, who alleged that the suspect defrauded him of 150,000 naira on the pretext that he was an officer of the commission.< /p>
The petitioner alleged that he came across the suspect's phone number while searching Google for the EFCC to file a complaint; adding that when he called the number, the suspect requested 150,000 naira which was transferred to the bank account of a certain Ibrahim Mohammed.
According to Uwujaren, Gazali was arrested alongside two others, Sanusi Abubakar Liman and Ibrahim Mohammed, adding that they would soon be brought to justice.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission secured the conviction and sentencing of the Director of Logistics, National Association of Nigerian Students, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti Chapter, Adeyemi Abiodun, to one year imprisonment for internet fraud.
Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement on Wednesday, said Abiodun was among 40 people convicted on a separate charge before four High Court judges from Oyo State, Ibadan.
He said their offenses border on impersonation, obtaining money under false pretenses, obtaining property under false pretenses and forgery, contrary to sections 419 , 467, 484, 516 and 508 of the Penal Code. Act Cap 38, Oyo State Laws, 2000.
"Others convicted are Yekeen Azeez Ishola, Okeniyi Sanuel Akinniyi, Theophilus Ademola Bukola, Salami Mohammed Adetayo, Pelumi Ajayi Temiloluwa, Lawal Abdullateef Olalekan, Okusanwo Mayowa Daniel, Oluwole Oluwasegun Ayomide, Adedotun Omodele Yusuf on Monday Nnaemeka Samuel, Idowu Adeshina, Olowe Nifemi Ayomide, Adubu Olamiotan Sunday, Kehinde Olatunji Kehinde, Oguntuase Tope Francis, Elijah Isaac Wisdom, Ogbanaya Chukwu Chukwu, Adekola Adekunle, Odebode Temiloluwa Kehinde, Joseph Odunayo Clement, Andrew Adekunle Masika, Usman Mubarak Damilare, Isiaka Olumide Hammed, Uawu Osita Henry, Kareem Afeez Alabi and Ogunyemi Ayobami Samuel.
"Others: Mimiola Victor Olamide, Adeeko Kolade Emmanuel, Egberongbe Adedayo Quam, Oyelaran Olayiwola Jeremiah, Hammed Rilwan Ishola, Adefowora Omotayo David, Adedeji Ibrahim Olamilekan, Emmanuel Timileyin Akinbowale, Michael Damola Olanrewaju, Ayanyemi Olaide Samuel , Boye Timilehin Emmanuel, Timileyin Ajibola Idowu and Azeez Tolulope Ayoade,” said Uwujaren
Abiodun was brought before Judge Iyabo Yerima while the 39 others were prosecuted before Judges Bayo Taiwo, Akintola Ladiran and Olusola Adetujoye, between August 15, 2022 and August 23, 2022.
The charge against Abiodun read in part: "That you, Adeyemi Israel Abiodun and Odaise Precious Abiola, alias Prezzy, at liberty, on or about March 30, 2022, in Ibadan, within of the Ibadan Judicial Division, conspired to forge various United States of America bank checks and presented them as genuine and thereby committed the offense of conspiracy to commit forgery contrary to Sections 516 and 467 of the Penal Code, Cap 38, Laws of Oyo State, 2000.”
Abiodun and others have pleaded guilty to the charges against them.
Given their guilty pleas, prosecution attorneys Modupe Akinkoye, Oyelakin Oyediran, Oluwatoyin Owodunni, Chidi Okoli, Abdulrasheed Suleiman, Mabas Mabur and Samsuddeen Bashir reviewed the facts of the case, presented confessions and documents recovered from the convicts as exhibits and urged the courts to convict and convict the defendants.
As a result, Abiodun, Daniel and Ayomide were found guilty and sentenced to one year's imprisonment each without the possibility of a fine, while Akinyi was sentenced to three months' imprisonment and six months of community service.
The other defendants were found guilty and each sentenced to six months of community service.
Recall that Abiodun, a 200-level student in Economics and Development Studies, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, was arrested on March 30, 2022, alongside 79 others individuals for alleged internet fraud.< /p>
Investigations revealed that between July 2021 and March 2022, Abiodun benefited from N195, 274, 331.00 as a cumulative cyber fraud heist involving the forgery of more than 25 US bank checks.
In a separate development, the Kano Zone Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission confirmed the arrest of a man, Gazali Ado, 35, for impersonating for a commission agent on the Google map.
Uwujaren, in a separate statement, said Ado was apprehended following a request from a certain Kenneth Nwarize, who alleged that the suspect defrauded him of 150,000 naira on the pretext that he was an officer of the commission.< /p>
The petitioner alleged that he came across the suspect's phone number while searching Google for the EFCC to file a complaint; adding that when he called the number, the suspect requested 150,000 naira which was transferred to the bank account of a certain Ibrahim Mohammed.
According to Uwujaren, Gazali was arrested alongside two others, Sanusi Abubakar Liman and Ibrahim Mohammed, adding that they would soon be brought to justice.
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