A Federal High Court, sitting in Osogbo, capital of Osun state, has remanded two persons, Adedotun Matthew Adepoju and Oluwagbenro Ogunkoya, in Ile-Ife correctional center for alleged internet fraud.
While Adepoju admitted guilty of one count charge of impersonation wit intent to defraud and was convicted by the court, Ogunkoya pleaded not guilty to the eight count charges bothering on money laundering, internet fraud and impersonation.
An official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Aremo Emmanuel Adegoke, who gave fact of Adepoju’s crime, told the court that the defendant was arrested in Osogbo on October 14 with a document containing flee pretences printed in his email account.
He said the defendant made a confessional statement that he has benefitted 300USD in the act and he has refunded the money to the commission after a plea bargain.
Counsel to the defendant, Mr. Dotun Akinsanmi, prayed the court to temper justice with the 24-year-old convict, saying he is a father of two year old girl.
Justice Peter Lifu thereby adjourned the matter to Friday December 6, 2019 for sentencing and ordered that the defendant be remanded in Ile-Ife correctional center.
The judge also ordered the remand of Ogunkoya who has no legal representation.
He was alleged to have presented himself as Anabela to American woman and collected 400USD as part of marriage with the American woman.
He was also alleged to have collected 300USD from America woman, N856,000, N440,000, N295,000 from some people residence in Philippine.
His matter was adjourned to January 23, 2020 for hearing.
