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Corps Member, 36 Others Named and Shamed for Internet Fraud

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November 29, 2022

The Oyo State High Court and Ogun State High Court have convicted 37 persons, including corps member Osisi Nicholas, for internet-related fraud this month.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) revealed this in an official statement on Monday.

EFCC secured 37 convictions “on a separate one count charge each before Justices Bayo Taiwo, Omolara Adeyemi, Ladoke Akintola, Mohammed Owolabi of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, and Justice Opeyemi Sobowale of the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta, between November 21, 2022, and November 25, 2022,” the statement read in part.

The convicts are:

Osisi Ikenna Nicholas	Christopher Ehiabhi Ogbidi
Odewale Johnson Olumide	Akinade Adeyeye Gbolahan Muyiwa
Emmanuel Oluchukwu	Chukwudi Emeka Samuel
Aboaba Olawale Joshua	Ehinmowo Stephen Segun
Adeosun Amos Adeoye	Akinba Oluwafemi Clement
Gbolahan Oluwasegun Ogunseitan	Ayobami Temidayo Yusuf
Ojo Aduragbemi Emmanuel	Moshood Adeyinka Hammed
Opeyemi Gbenga Omoyemi	Owolabi Gbadamosi Moses
Opeyemi Timilehin Akorede	Oluwaseun Samuel Aboaba
Olawale Sodiq Adeniyi	Adekomaya Adedoyin Eniola
Abidemi Nasir Idris	Kazeem Babajide Remilekun
Odewale Akindele Damilola	Mustapha Adewumi Ayoade
Afolabi Jamiu Oluwadamilare	Ajani Quareeb Ajibola
Isaac Chinedu Isaiah	Aineribhokun Abel Ernest
Christopher Osarhemen Ivuogbe	Dauda Kareem Oladayo
Basit Azeez Akande	Atilade Stephen Ogunniyi
Ajuwon Omobola Ibrahim	Temidayo Emmanuel Eyinla
Akande Damilare Peter	Adisa Ibrahim Olasunkanmi
Salami Victor Gbenga

Names of 37 convicted for internet fraud
“They all pleaded guilty to the charges filed against them by the EFCC.

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“The sentences range from a fine, one to six months community service, and one year imprisonment.”

The courts sentenced convicts such as Ajuwon, Ogunseitan and Ogunniyi to one-year imprisonment each, while Akinba received a 3-month prison sentence.

“Salami, Akande Damilare, Aineribhokun, Odewale Akindele, Nasir, Akorede, Owolabi, Ojo and Makinde bagged six months community service each,” EFCC stated on Monday.

“Furthermore, Adisa, Basit Azeez, Ivuogbe, Ajibola, Moshood and Yusuf were convicted and sentenced to five months community service each. Eyinla, Isaac, Omoyemi, Ogbidi, Oluchukwu, Afolabi, Adekomaya, Ayoade, Ayoade, Oloyede and Olawale Joshua were sentenced to three months community service each while Oladayo bagged four months community service.

“Also, Adeoye was convicted and sentenced to one-month imprisonment and one month community service, Akinade to two months community service, Aboaba and Olawale to one month community service each while Odewale Johnson, Chukwudi and Ehinmowo were convicted and ordered to pay N150,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) fine each.”

The courts also ordered the convicts to restitute their victims. They will also forfeit all items the EFCC recovered from them.

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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared Thursday May 30 as sit-at-home day in South East to honour those who fought in the civil war.

In a statement issued by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, said: “The sit-at-home is an annual event held on May 30th to remember the men and women who died during the Nigerian civil war between 1967 and 1970.

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“IPOB members in diaspora are encouraged to organize peaceful rallies and seminars to raise awareness about the Biafran struggle and the ongoing genocide against the Biafran people.

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Court sends tenant to prison for setting landlord’s house on fire

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Court sends tenant to prison for setting landlord’s house on fire

One Dickson Peter has been remanded in a correctional facility for allegedly setting his landlord’s house on fire.

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, ordered the remand of the accused on Thursday.

According to NAN, the police charged 35-year-old peter with two counts of felony and arson.

The Magistrate, Mr M. Mudashiru, who did not take the defendant’s plea due to want in jurisdiction, ordered that he should be remanded in Abolongo Correctional facility, Oyo Town.

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Mudashiru said the remand is pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP.

He adjourned the matter until July 23, for mention.

Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp Femi Oluwadare informed the court that Peter on April 18, at about 12:30a.m, was alleged to have unlawfully set fire to the House of his Landlord, Cepas Okeme and destroyed properties worth N6.5 million.

Oluwadare said after he set the building on fire, it also spread to the next property belonging to Bose Ali ‘ F’ and also destroyed property worth N3.5 million.

He said the offence contravened the provisions of section 443 of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State 2000