Ilorin: Aluminum Fabricator, 2 Others land in Jail Over Love Scam
By Emmanuel Udom
An Ilorin based 24-year old Aluminum Fabricator, Adelokun Adedoyinsola Olamide and two others have been sentenced to various jail terms over offences bordering on love scam.
The two others are Omotosho Kudus, 27 and one Arikewuyo Muhammed, 23.
Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media & Publicity for the agency in a press statement said Ilorin zonal command of EFCC prosecuted the three convicts on separate charge before Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin.
They pleaded guilty to their charge.
Upon their pleas, counsel to the EFCC, Sesan Ola, drew the attention of the court to the plea bargain agreements entered by the defendants, and urged the court to convict and sentence the defendants based on the agreement.
In his Judgment on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, Justice Oyinloye said the court had carefully considered the plea of guilt entered by the defendants, the plea bargain agreement and all the uncontroverted exhibits tendered against them and believed that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.
The judge sentenced Adelokun to one year imprisonment each on count one and two with option of fine of N250,000 each on the two counts . He ordered that the iPhone 11 which he used to perpetrate the crime be forfeited to the Federal Government.
Similarly, Justice Oyinloye sentenced Omotosho to one year imprisonment each on count one and two with option of fine of N250, 000 on count two.
The judge also ordered that Omotosho’s white Lexus ES 330 saloon car with registration number KWL346BF which he acquired with the proceed of crime and an Apple Macbook Laptop, HP Laptop and iPhone11 pro used to perpetrate the crime be forfeited to the Federal Government.
By the same token, Arikewuyo bagged one year imprisonment with option of fine of N250,000 . The convict will also forfeit a manager’s cheque (bank draft) of N162,000 which he raised as restitution to his victims as well as the iPhone 11 which he used to perpetrate the crime to the Federal Government.