Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, revealed this on Friday in Abuja at the parade of the suspect.
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Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has convicted 24-year-old Francis Stephen Oke Eghele for representing himself as be a female American to defraud unsuspecting victims.
EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the development in a statement he issued on Wednesday in Abuja.
Fapohunda, who is 23, a laundryman and an indigene of Ado-Ekiti in Ekiti State, was prosecuted on a count charge.
Bolaji, an indigene of Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara, was arraigned on a two-count charge.
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In his judgment, Sani convicted and sentenced the musician to three years imprisonment on counts one and two.
Adesanya was convicted on Friday alongside one Usman Abubakar from Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
The defendants were arraigned on a seven count charge bordering on money laundering on June 3, 2022.
Ridwan, who hails from Surulere Local Government Area of Ogbomoso, Oyo State, was prosecuted on a two-count charge.
The suspects who were arrested by the Officers of the Cybercrime Unit of INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja Nigeria, were said to be members of ‘Silver Terrier’, a network known for business E-mail compromise (BEC) scams, which have harmed thousands of companies globally.
With the advances in information technology, various cyberspaces are used by criminals to enhance cybercrime.
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured the conviction.
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The mother of three took to her Instagram page on Saturday, where she raised the alarm.
The convicts included, Omotosho Olorunyomi, a graduate of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, (LAUTECH) Ogbomosho, Abass Lawal, a student of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Molete, and one Olajide Adegoke.
Operatives from the Cybercrime Section at the EFCC headquarters, Abuja arrested Umar on May 18, 2021 following a petition from a victim whom he allegedly defrauded through a fake employment offer with the Nigeria Customs Service.
The EFCC listed some of the fake Twitter accounts to be @AbdurasheedBawa, @AbdulrBawa and @AbdulRashidBawa1.
The former governor is to be arraigned alongside one Chinedu Okpareke before Taiwo Taiwo, federal high court judge, on a five-count charge bordering on cybercrime.
The minister made the call at the end of a four-day 8th Regular Meeting of the National Council on Communications and Digital Economy (NCCDE) held in collaboration with Imo Government in Owerri.