Cheerful yahoo boys jailed in Benue State

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), has convicted, John Padre Akor and  Aondoaver Aondoseer, two alleged fraudsters for criminal impersonation and obtaining money from foreign nationals under false pretense.

The Fraudsters were convicted before Justice Abdu Dogo of the Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State.

The defendants who pleaded ‘guilty’ were convicted and sentenced the defendants accordingly. Akor was sentenced to three (3) years imprisonment with an option of a fine of N1.5million. A 2015 model GLK 350 4matic Mercedes Benz SUV and a Phone recovered from him and believed to be proceeds of crime were ordered forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Similarly, Aondoseer was sentenced to two (2) years imprisonment with an option of fine of N1 Million. His phones were forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Similarly, two internet fraudsters were jailed for a total of seven months imprisonment for N800,000 internet fraud by Justice Sherifat Solebo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court.

The convicts, Oyelami Olatunji and Osho Kazeem were also given an option of a fine in a total sum of N250,000 in lieu of imprisonment.

Moreso, Justice Mojisola Dada of Ikeja Special Offences Court yesterday also sentenced internet fraudster Sodiq Adewale to one-year imprisonment for defrauding his victim of $87,300.

The judge gave the convict an option of a fine in the sum of N3 million.

Justice Dada sentenced and convicted Adewale for being in possession of forged documents, which he used to defraud his victim to the tune of $87,300 USD.

The convict was re-arraigned before the court on one count amended charge by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

During the proceeding, the EFCC prosecutor, Mrs. Fadekemi Giwa, told the court that the convict, who was previously arraigned before the court had approached the commission for a plea bargain agreement.

She told the court that following the development, the charge against the convict was amended and a plea bargain agreement was signed by him, his counsel, and herself, the prosecutor in the matter.

Following the prosecutor’s submission, Justice Dada ordered that the amended charge be read to the convict for his plea to be taken again.