The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Ibadan zonal office, on Wednesday, secured the conviction of Opeyemi Olasumbo Folarin and Ogunseye Ajibola Olamilekan before Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Ibadan for Fraudulent Impersonation.
Folarin, a 27-year-old Higher National Diploma student of The Ibadan Polytechnic and Ogunseye, a student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta were both found guilty of a separate amended lone count of impersonation,.
The offence is contrary to section 22(2)(b)(i) and punishable under section 22(2)(b) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act.
They both pleaded guilty to the charges, Justice Ajoku sentenced Folarin and Dike to six months and seven months custodial sentence respectively.
The judge also ordered that Folarin forfeits his Orange colour iPhone XR to the Federal Government of Nigeria, while Oguseye was ordered to restitute the sum of $700USD to his victim as well as forfeit his silver iPhone 6 Phone, one Apple series 6 watch, one Apple MacBook, one PlayStation 4 Gamepad, to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
