Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State Excessive Courtroom in Ilorin on Friday convicted 20-year-old Oyelowo Mayowa Fawas.
The native of Atiba Native Authorities Space of Oyo State bought 12 months imprisonment for cybercrime and possession of fraudulent funds.
The Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) prosecuted him on the 2 counts.
Oyelowo had disguised as a white feminine skilled prostitute practising in america.
Underneath the disguise, he swindled unsuspecting victims of varied sums earlier than his arrest.
In rely two, Oyelowo, between June 2020 to June 2021 in Ilorin, fraudulently collected N57,837,710.
The offence violates Part 319A of the Penal Code. The defendant pleaded responsible to the fees.
EFCC counsel, Harmless Mbachie, referred to as a witness, Udo Iniubong, an operative to evaluation the information of the case.
The witness informed the court docket how credible intelligence led to the arrest of the defendant in Malete space of Kwara.
Justice Abdulgafar discovered Oyelowo responsible and sentenced him to six months imprisonment on every rely with an possibility of N100,000.
His telephones and laptop computer used to perpetrate the crime in addition to the sum of $700 raised as restitution might be forfeited to the Federal Authorities. Supply: DailyPost
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