Internet fraudster jailed in Kwara

By Yhung Kay,kogi

Kwara State Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital, yesterday sentenced internet fraudster Adepoju Tomiwa to six months imprisonment.

Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Tomiwa on a one-count charge of cheating by impersonation.

The charge reads: “That you, Adepoju Tomiwa a.k.a Paul Powell sometime in August, 2019, in Ilorin within the jurisdiction of this honourable Court did cheat by impersonation when you pretended to be one Paul Powell a white Male with gmail account paulpowell1985@gmail.com and fraudulently deceived one Larry Gowan, an American citizen, to send $300.00 (Three Hundred Dollars) to you through stem gift card after you made him believe same would be given to Fadex as delivery fee and and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 321 of the Penal Code and punishable under section 324 of the same Penal Code.”

The accused person “pleaded guilty” to the one-count charge.

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While reviewing the facts of the case an operative of EFCC Olamide Sadiq narrated to the court how the convict was arrested in Tanke area of Ilorin.

Mr. Sadiq said, “My Lord, Tomiwa and some of his friends were arrested following intelligence reports on the 6th of September 2019, items recovered from him include, a Laptop, Mobile Phones and a Car, his emails were accessed where some fraudulent charts and messages were printed in his presence, he admitted that he received three hundred dollars from his victim.”

Counsel to the EFCC Sessan Ola urged the court to rely on the evidence of the prosecution witness and convict the defendant accordingly.

Presiding Judge Sikiru Oyinloye in his judgement said the testimonies of the prosecution was not challenged or contradicted by the defendant.

Justice Oyinloye also ordered for the forfeiture of the mobile phones and laptop of the convict to the federal government.

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