Court jails man, 24, six months for impersonation

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Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, on Thursday, sentenced 24-year-old Taiwo Emmanuel from Ibadan, Oyo State to six months imprisonment for impersonation.

The defendant was among the suspected internet fraudsters arrested in the Ogbomosho area of Oyo State on October 26, 2021 during sting operations by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC.

The defendant in his various chats claimed to be a contractor and businessman based in the US, a decoy he employed to swindle his victims. The charge against him read, “That you, Taiwo Oluwapelumi Emmanuel, sometime between February and March, 2021 at Ogbomosho, within the Judicial Division of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, did fraudulently impersonate one David Williams George; an American, with the intent to gain advantage for yourself from one Mindy whom you chatted vide your created gmail;

and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 22 of the Cybercrime Prohibition prevention Etc.) Act 2015 and punishable under Section 22 of the same Act.”Based on his guilty plea, the counsel to the EFCC, Andrew Akoja, reviewed the facts of the case and tendered one iPhone X, one Lenovo Laptop and the extra-judicial statement of the defendant as well as fraudulent messages printed from his device, which were admitted in evidence.

 

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