A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, on Monday sentenced a father of three for internet fraud.
WuzupNigeria reports that Muftau Omobolaji bagged nine months in jail without an option of fine for his crimes.
Omobolaji, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] said, posed as a Canadian and defrauded some American ladies of $1,850.
An EFCC officer, Asso Haruna, told the court that the convict was apprehended by the anti-graft agency in Osogbo in October 2019.
Haruna said one Lexus EX350 car with number plate KSF 975 FK, an Infinix phone and $1,850 were recovered from Omobolaji.
The EFCC prosecutor, Muritala Usman, said the convict acted in contravention of the provisions of the Cyber Crime Act.
Omobolaji was said to have confessed and opted for a plea bargain.
When asked by the court how he got involved in the crime, the convict said he was introduced to the crime, while participating in the mandatory one year National Youth Service Corps scheme.
He, however, promised never to return to the crime if pardoned by the court.
A. Bozimo, who represented him, pleaded with the court to be lenient with his client.
In his judgment, Justice Peter Lifu, sentenced Omobolaji to nine months’ imprisonment without an option of fine.
According to him, the jail term should run from October 2019, when the convict was first arrested by the commission
