Internet fraudster gets six months jail term in Ilorin - Daily Post Nigeria

Tomiwa was arraigned on a one count charge of cheating by impersonation before Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of a Kwara High court sitting in Ilorin.

The charge read: “That you, Adepoju Tomiwa alias sometime in August, 2019, in Ilorin within the jurisdiction of this honorable court did cheat by impersonation when you pretended to be one Paul Powell, a white male with gmail account, and fraudulently deceived one Larry Gowan, an American citizen to send 300 dollars to you through stem gift card, after you made him believe same would be given to Fadex as delivery fee and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 321 of the penal code...

“My Lord, Tomiwa and some of his friends were arrested following intelligence reports on September 6, 2019, items recovered from him included a laptop mobile phones and a car, his emails were accessed where some fraudulent chats and messages were printed in his presence.Counsel to the EFCC, Sedan Ola, howevey,r urged the court to rely on the evidence of the prosecution witness and convict the defendant accordingly.

Justice Oyinloye in passing judgement said the testimony of the prosecution was not challenged or contradicted by the defendant. The judge sentenced Tomiwa to six months imprisonment and ordered that his mobile phones and laptop should be forfeited to the Federal government.

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