Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Commission

has secured the conviction and sentence of 39 internet fraudsters from

Justices O.S. Adeyemi, Bayo Taiwo and Ladiran Akintola, all of the Oyo

State High Court, sitting in Ibadan.

They were prosecuted on a separate one-count charge each, bordering on

impersonation, cheating, possession of fraudulent documents and

obtaining by false pretence.

The convicts are: Fasanya Abdulqudus Gbolahan, Nkiri Oluchukwu

Destiny, Fakoya Tobi Samuel, Owolabi Qudus Damilare, Isiaka Olajide

Adebayo, Olawoyin Wasiu Olasunkanmi, Olawale Owolabi Abideen,

Olayiwola Tunde Waheed, Kehinde Pelumi Abdulrauf, Okunlola Taoreed

Abidoun, Okunlola Dolapo Mujeeb, Ademeso Raphael Olamide, Lawal

Olajuwon Ridwan, Femi Dogo Oluremi, Ehinmowo Jeremiah Damilola,

Joseph Isaac Justice and Others.

They all pleaded “guilty” to the charges when they were read to them,

following which prosecution counsel reviewed the facts of the cases,

tendered incriminating documents and prayed the courts to convict and

sentence them accordingly.

Justice Adeyemi convicted and sentenced Austin Ayomide to one year of

community service or to pay a fine of N200,000. Tunde got a one-month jail

term or to pay a fine of N250,000, while Abeeb Ayomide, Adeleke,

Babatunde, Biodun, Oyindamola, Oluwatobi, Olatunbosun, Uche,

Akinyimika, Adisa, Olashile and Adeniran bagged six months community

service each, and to pay N50,000 each in addition to their sentence,

besides Abeeb Ayomide who was slammed with N500,000 in addition to

his sentence. The convicts forfeited all items recovered from them to the

Federal Government. All the convicts began their journey to prison when

they were arrested in a sting operation for fraudulent internet activities.