The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of six fraudsters before Justice A.A. Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
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The convicts are Aladeusi Korede Seun, Akande Habeeb Kunle, Aliu Faleti Opeyemi, Oseni Suleimon, Tobiloba Ebhodaghe Wadiale and Shedrack Obioma.
They were arraigned on Friday, July 19, 2024, on separate charges bordering on money laundering, contrary to Section 18(2) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable under Section 18(3) of the same law and Impersonation, contrary to Section 22(2)(iv) of the Cyber Crimes (Prohibition and Prevention) Act, 2022.
They all pleaded “guilty” to the charges when they were read to them.
Following their pleas, prosecution counsel, R.A. Abdulrasheed, prayed the court to convict them accordingly.
Delivering judgment, Justice Okeke sentenced Aladeusi to two months imprisonment on each of the counts. The sentences are to run consecutively. The iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 11 and smart wristwatch recovered from him were also ordered forfeited to the Federal Government.
