De Master Yoda
12-09-2007, 09:56 AM
Good news! I am not sure about the date but any arrests are good!
Six cyber scammers, Bashir Omilogun, Shittu Ahmed, Saliu Ahmed, Oladipupo Wasiu, Dopemu Rasheed and Fatai Ganiu, who defrauded Mrs. xxxxxxxx, a French citizen of 17,406 US Dollars have been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment by Justice Joseph Oyewole of the Ikeja High Court.
The six men pleaded guilty to a twelve-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence and forgery filed against them by the EFCC.
EFCC prosecutor, Barrister Kayode Oni, told the court that on 17 September, 2006, xxxxxxxx wrote the EFCC that Mr. Bashir Omitogun collected several sums of money from her under the pretence of using it to finance an NNPC contract awarded to him.
The prosecutor told the court that EFCC commenced investigation into the matter and found out that the six accused collected several sums, totalling 17,406 dollars from the petitioner under false pretence.
He also told the court that the first accused also forged a driver’s licence number A2559910 and two Nigerian international passport and presented it as genuine to officials of the Western Union Money Transfer to collect money from the petitioner.
The defence counsel urged the court to have mercy on the accused, saying they pleaded guilty on their own volition to save the time of the court.
He added that the accused had shown remorse for their action and pleaded with the judge to temper justice with mercy.
In his ruling, Justice Oyewole accepted the guilty plea of the accused and found them guilty as charged. He, however, reiterated that justice must take its course to deter others from committing the same offence.
He sentenced them to one year imprisonment each on the twelve counts without option of fine. The sentences will run concurrently and the judge ruled that the sentence shall commenced from the first day of their arraignment in court which is 31 July, 2007.
–kayode fabunmi, the news.
November 19, 2007
Six cyber scammers, Bashir Omilogun, Shittu Ahmed, Saliu Ahmed, Oladipupo Wasiu, Dopemu Rasheed and Fatai Ganiu, who defrauded Mrs. xxxxxxxx, a French citizen of 17,406 US Dollars have been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment by Justice Joseph Oyewole of the Ikeja High Court.
The six men pleaded guilty to a twelve-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence and forgery filed against them by the EFCC.
EFCC prosecutor, Barrister Kayode Oni, told the court that on 17 September, 2006, xxxxxxxx wrote the EFCC that Mr. Bashir Omitogun collected several sums of money from her under the pretence of using it to finance an NNPC contract awarded to him.
The prosecutor told the court that EFCC commenced investigation into the matter and found out that the six accused collected several sums, totalling 17,406 dollars from the petitioner under false pretence.
He also told the court that the first accused also forged a driver’s licence number A2559910 and two Nigerian international passport and presented it as genuine to officials of the Western Union Money Transfer to collect money from the petitioner.
The defence counsel urged the court to have mercy on the accused, saying they pleaded guilty on their own volition to save the time of the court.
He added that the accused had shown remorse for their action and pleaded with the judge to temper justice with mercy.
In his ruling, Justice Oyewole accepted the guilty plea of the accused and found them guilty as charged. He, however, reiterated that justice must take its course to deter others from committing the same offence.
He sentenced them to one year imprisonment each on the twelve counts without option of fine. The sentences will run concurrently and the judge ruled that the sentence shall commenced from the first day of their arraignment in court which is 31 July, 2007.
–kayode fabunmi, the news.
November 19, 2007