24 yr -old Poly Ibadan Graduate Jailed for impersonation

One Oyaremi Olalekan Olabode, a graduate of Insurance from the Polythenic, Ibadan was on Monday, July 15, 2019 convicted of criminal impersonation and sentenced to four months in prison.

The 24- year old graduate who was found guilty of a one-count amended charged filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, was arrested on March 23, 2019 at Kolapo Ishola Estate, Akobo in Ibadan.

Oyaremi was arraigned before Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Ibadan Judicial Division.

The charge against him contravenes Section 22 (2) of Cybercrimes (Prohibition,  Prevention Etc) Act, 2015, and punishable under Section 22 (2)(b)(iv) of the same Act.

He was said to have fraudulently represented himself as one Angelina Kimberly, an American nurse, via an e-mail angelinakimberly126@gmail.com.

In line with the terms of the plea bargain agreement he entered into with the EFCC, the accused person pleaded guilty to the one-count charge.

Due to the guilty plea, the prosecution lawyer, Sanusi Galadanchi, prayed the court to convict him in accordance with the plea bargain agreement.

The presiding judge upheld the prayer as she pronounced the accused person guilty and sentenced him to four months in prison.

The court also ordered Oyaremi to restitute the sum of $3,600 (Three Thousand, Six Hundred United States Dollars) to his victim, through the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Other items brought with the proceeds of his Fraudulent act including an Apple laptop, Toshiba laptop, one Samsung Galaxy Luna Pro, one iPhone, one Nokia phone, one Apple watch, and one Smile 4G internet modem will be submitted to the Federal Government of Nigeria.