Justice Bayo Taiwo of the Oyo High Court, sitting in Ibadan, has convicted and sentenced seven internet fraudsters to various jail terms.
The convicts: Ogunyemi Olajide Temitope, Olamilekan Fafiolu Quadri, Olamilekan Paul Akinyemi, Ayegbusi Ayokunle, Taiwo Azeez Dolapo, Adeogun Usman Oluwatobiloba and Oyewumi Michael Oluwapelumi, were jailed on August 8 & 9, 2022.
According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement, the suspects were convicted after pleading guilty to a one-count separate charge, upon their arraignment by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Commission.
The statement reads “Based on their pleas, prosecution counsels: Oluwatoyin Owodunni and Mabars Mabur prayed the court to convict and sentence them as charged.