Three suspected internet fraudsters who were being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ilorin Zonal Office have pleaded guilty to the criminal charges levelled against them.
The defendants who were brought on separate charges before a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin presided over by Justice Adenike Akinpelu are, Olopade Oladimeji Solomon, Atanda Femi Benjamin and Atoyebi Samson.
The charge against Atanda stated: “That you, Atanda Femi Benjamin (alias; Federer Abril), sometime in December, 2018, at ilorin, within the judicial division of the Kwara State High Court, did attempt to cheat by impersonation, when you pretended to be one Federer Abril a white Caucasin vide Gmail account: federerabril111@gamil.com and in that guise communicated with one Linda Richardson vide hangout with Linda Richardson, a representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 95 of the Penal Code and punishable Section 324 of the same Penal Code.”
The charge against Atoyebi stated: “That you, Atoyebi Samson (William Grover), sometime in July 2019, in Ilorin within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did cheat by impersonation when you pretended to be one William Grover a white Female with gmail account willamgrover017@gmail.com, and fraudulently deceived Charles Wood an American citizen, to send $500.00 worth of gift card after you made him believe you were a girl in love with him and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 321 of the Penal Code and punishable under section 324 of the same Penal Code.”
Prosecuting Counsel, Sesan Ola and Andrew Akoja however urged the Court to convict the defendants having pleaded guilty to the charges.
Justice Akinpelu has fixed 17th of March for judgment in the case and ordered the accused persons to be remanded in the custody of the EFCC.
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