Two convicts, Idris Adedigba and Bola Seun Badejo, have been jailed for internet fraud. They were found guilty of their separate one-count charges bordering on fraudulent impersonation preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office.
Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Ibadan on Friday, October 11, 2019, convicted and sentenced them to six months in prison each.
They both pleaded guilty to the charges when read to them.
Besides the jail terms, the duo were to restitute sums of money established to be proceeds of their criminal acts to their victims, as well as forfeit to the federal government of Nigeria items recovered from them during arrest and investigation.
Adedigba was ordered to restitute $1,000 while Badejo will be returning $500 both through the federal government.
Items to be forfeited include an HP laptop, Acer laptop, Nokia phone, Internet modem, Iphone 8 plus and Iphone X.
