The convicts were prosecuted before Justices Bayo Taiwo, Omolara Adeyemi, Ladiran Akintola and Mohammed Owolabi of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan and Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu of the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta.
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The National Youth Service Corps member was convicted alongside 38 others on a separate one count charge each.
Justice Bayo Taiwo sentenced Tosin after he pleaded guilty to defrauding an America man, Lylian Zamarippa, of the sum of 2,400 dollars while pretending to be a female with the name, Zielone Nyson.
The convicts are: Oshoboke Sasaeniyan Joseph, Disu Faruk Timileyin, Lawal Emmanuel Olajide, Oyebanji Olabisi Oluwafemi, Adeleke Kehinde Abdulhafeez, Adebola Adedare Temitope and Opeyemi Adedamola
The duo was prosecuted by the Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on amended one-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence, contrary to Section 1 (1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and (Other Fraud Related) Offences Act, 2006, and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act, to which they pleaded guilty.