Crime

Fraud: Four Sentenced To Two Years Jail Term Each

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6 years ago

September 25, 2020

Four suspected fraudsters have been sentenced to two years in prison.

News Rain reports that four fraudsters have been sentenced to two years jail term each for obtaining money under false pretense.

Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, on Thursday, September 24, 2020, committed four fraudsters to prison for obtaining money under false pretense.

EFCC Fraud In Oyo

The development which was made known to the public on Thursday, through the EFCC office of the Head Media and Publicity, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren which a copy of the statement was made available to Independent in Ibadan, the Capital City of Oyo State.

The signed statement according to Uwujaren stated as thus:

The convicts, Kushimoh Azeez Adeleke, Afolabi Olubukola, Kolawole Idowu, and Olakunle Ishola were prosecuted by the Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on an amended one-count charge.

The charge against them read, “That you Kushimoh Azeez Adeleke, Afolabi Olubukola, Kolawole Idowu, Olakunle Ishola and Isaiah Oluwabunmi (still at large) sometime in the month of January 2019 at Ibadan within the jurisdiction of this honorable court with intent to defraud,

obtained the sum of N552, 000.00 (Five Hundred and Fifty-Two Thousand Naira) from one Folake Modupe Temowo when you falsely represented to her that the money was for medical treatment of a victim involved in a serious motor accident with her husband’s cousin bearing Seyi Temowo, which pretense you knew was false and thereby committed an offense.”

They pleaded guilty to the charge, upon which prosecution counsel Festus Ojo prayed the court to convict and sentenced them accordingly.

Justice Akintola pronounced them guilty and sentenced them to two years in prison each.