The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned one Mr Tope Jimi Fagun before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri for allegedly presenting himself as Pastor Ize Iyamu and defrauding the All Progressives Congress (APC) of N70, 000,000.00 (Seventy Million Naira).
Fagun was arraigned by the EFCC Maiduguri Zonal Command on Wednesday before Justice Aisha Kumaliya on a-two count charge of impersonation and obtaining N70, 000,000.00 (Seventy Million Naira) by false pretence.
Fagun was said to have allegedly presented himself as Pastor Ize Iyamu to one Alhaji Bukar Dalori and fraudulently induced him to deliver the said sum under the pretext that the money was meant to aid the All Progressives Congress 2020 gubernatorial election campaign in Edo State.
Also the Ibadan Zonal Command of the EFCC on Monday secured five convictions before Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo of the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, Ogun State and Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State.
The convicts are Opatola Malik Sunday, Kilani Oluwaseun Toheed (aka Sandra Ruth Shawn), Obadina Tobi Godfrey (aka Nancy Clarke and Westly Jack), Akinbode Azeez Ayomide (aka Weakman Card) and Adeyiga Ayobami Emmanuel.
They were convicted after pleading guilty to separate charges of fraudulent impersonation, contrary to Section 22(2) (b) (i) and punishable under Section 22(2) (b) (IV) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015.
Justice Oguntoyinbo sentenced Opatola and Obadina to eight months imprisonment each, while Kilani and Akinbode bagged six months each.
Opatola was ordered by the court to restitute the total sum of $1,100 USD (One Thousand One Hundred United States Dollars) to his victim, Micheal F Baleck, through EFCC. The convict also forfeits a Tecno Cannon X Pro mobile phone to the Federal Government.
Obadina was ordered by the court to restitute the sum of $1,125 USD (One Thousand, One Hundred and Twenty-five United States Dollars) to his victims, Paul Pollets and Charlie Davidson, through the Federal government.
Kilani was ordered to restitute the sum of $950 USD (Nine Hundred and Fifty United States Dollars) to his victim through the EFCC. The convict is to forfeit his iPhone 12 pro max mobile phone to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
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Akinbode was ordered to restitute the sum of $1,700 USD (One Thousand Seven Hundred United States Dollars) to his victim, one Deanna Oslen, through the Federal Government and also forfeits his IPhone X mobile phone to the Federal Government.
Similarly, Justice Agomoh convicted and sentenced Adeyiga to eight months imprisonment. The convict is to restitute the sum of $1,250 USD (One Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty United States Dollars) to his victim and also forfeits his iPhone 11 Pro Max to the Federal government.
