Court has sentenced Adigun Oludele, a final year student of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) to one year in prison for offences bordering on cybercrime.
Gatekeepers News reports that a Kwara high court judge, Sikiru Oyinloye has sentenced Adigun Oludele, a final year student of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) to one year imprisonment and ordered the forfeiture of the money found in his account.
Justice Oyinloye ordered that the sum of N158,000 found in Oludele’s GTB account and his Lexus vehicle be forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Other items to be forfeited to the federal government include iPhone 12, iPhone 7, Apple Watch, and 2 laptops, which were recovered from the convict at the point of arrest.
Spokesperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wilson Uwujaren in a statement issued on Sunday said Oladele was prosecuted on two counts.
The statement read, “He fraudulently obtained the sum of $6,3280 as benefit from the Ohio Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Portal of the United States of America.”
One of the counts read: “That you, Adigun Oladapo Oludele and one Ganiu Samson (at large) sometime between December 2020 and June 2021 at Ilorin, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to defraud did cheat by personation via the Ohio Pandemic Unemployment Assistance portal, the U.S.A for which $6, 328.00 was paid as benefits and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 321 of the Penal Code Law and punishable under Section 324 of the same Law.”
The Counsel to the EFCC, Andrew Akoja, urged the court to convict the defendant after he pleaded guilty to the charge.
The defence Counsel, T.A Hammed, did not oppose the EFCC’s submission.
Delivering judgment, Justice Oyinloye said: ”This honourable court has not seen any reason why the defendant should not be convicted as the prosecution has placed enough materials before the court to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt.”
Justice Oyinloye consequently pronounced Adigun guilty and sentenced him to one year in prison with the option of N250,000 fine.
