Two Cybercriminals Jailed In Oyo [Photo]

Courts in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Monday, March 14, 2022, convicted and sentenced the duo of Ademuyiwa Basit Olamilekan and Opeyemi John Abiola on a separate one-count charge each of which bordered on cybercrime.

Olamilekan was arraigned before Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, while Abiola was docked before Justice Bayo Taiwo of the Oyo State High Court.

The charge against Olamilekan reads: “That you, Ademuyiwa Basit Olamilekan (aka Janet Brown) between May and August, 2021, at Ibadan Judicial Division of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud, fraudulently impersonated an American lady via your email address: [email protected], a document containing false pretence, to wit: sending the photograph of a white American female: wherein you represented yourself as a white female who goes by the name of “Jenet Brown,” to one Mike Good an American man with whom you claimed to be in love and ready to marry him, thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) (i) and punishable under Section 22 (2) (b) of the Cyber Crimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc.) Act, 2015.”

The charge against Abiola reads: “That you, Opeyemi John Abiola on or about 8th November, 2021, at Ibadan within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud, impersonated Elizabeth Wilson a white woman from United States of America, an offence contrary to Section 484 of the Criminal Code of Law Cap 38, Laws of Oyo State, 2000.”

Upon their pleas, the prosecution counsel, Murtala Usman and Sanusi Galadanchi reviewed the facts of the cases and prayed the courts to convict and sentence them as charged.

Justice Agomoh, thereafter convicted and sentenced Ademuyiwa to five months imprisonment and ordered that he restitute $600USD (Six Hundred United State Dollars), and forfeit one iPhone X mobile phone to the Federal Government.

Justice Taiwo convicted and sentenced Abiola to six months community service. Also, the court  ordered him to pay $790USD (Seven Hundred and Ninety United States Dollars) in restitution, forfeit the sum of N260,000.00  (Two Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira) domiciled in his United Bank for Africa bank account and one Toyota Camry 2014 model car to the Federal government of Nigeria.