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 |
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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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