A member of the National Youths Service Commission (NYSC), Alimi Azeez Oluwadamilare, has been jailed for four months for Internet fraud, otherwise called Yahoo Yahoo.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Thursday, secured the conviction of Oluwadamilare alongside other youths – Paul Opeyemi Omotunde and Igberase Hope Odianosen.
While they, were tried in the Federal High Court, Abeokuta Division, another fraudster, Okuneye Opeyemi James,, got the reward for his criminal act at the Ibadan Division of the court.
While it was not yet clear on Friday where Oluwadamilare was serving, Omotunde is a 2019 graduate from the Federal University of Agriculture (FUNAAB), Abeokuta.
They were sentenced to four months in prison by Justice Ibrahim Watilat of Federal High Court 1, Abeokuta.
Reports said also in Abeokuta, Justice Mohammed Abubarkar of Court 2 jailed Igberase for four months.
The trio were re-arraigned on a one-count amended charge of criminal impersonation, contrary to Section 22 (2)(b)(iv) of the Cyber Crime Prohibition Prevention Act, 2015 and punishable under the same Act.
The fresh arraignments were sequel to the plea bargain arrangements between them and the EFCC which reduced the number of charges in the initial charge sheets to one.
Besides sending them to jail, the presiding judges also ordered that they refund sums of money in United States Dollars to their respective victims as restitution.
All items recovered from them during their interrogation are equally to be forfeited to the Federal Government.
In the same vein, Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Ibadan sentenced Okunoye Opeyemi James (a.k.a. James Kosta) to four months in prison.
The 24-year-old was facing a one-count amended charge bordering on fraudulent impersonation contrary to Section 22 (2)(b)(iv) of the Cyber Crimes (Prohibition, Prevention Etc) Act, 2015.
He was arrested for internet-related offences on April 11 by officers of the Nigeria Police Force who later handed him over to the Ibadan zonal office of the EFCC for further investigation.
