Cyber Crime: Yahoo Boys To Wash Osun School Toilets For Eight Months

No fewer than five internet fraudsters have been convicted by both federal and state high courts in Ibadan, Oyo state and Osogbo, Osun state.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),in a statement on Tuesday by the Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, said the cases were prosecuted by its Ibadan Zonal Command.

A final-year student of Transport and Planning Management at the Tai Solarin University, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State,Amusa Oluwasegunfunmi, was sentenced to eight months community service for fraudulent impersonation.

Other were Ajisafe Olamide, Lawal Morenikeji, Osuolake Abiodun and Olamilekan Taofeek.

The anti-graft agency said each of them was convicted for offences bordering on cyber-fraud.

Upon their arraignment, they pleaded guilty to the charges preferred against them.

In view of their plead, the prosecution counsel urged the courts to convict and sentence them accordingly.

Consequently, Justice Ayo Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Osogbo, Osun State, convicted and sentenced Oluwasegunfunmi to eight months community service.

He was required to clean the toilets at the Ataoja School of Science, Osogbo, Osun State.

Also, the court ordered that the convict’s attendance register be kept by the school Principal and submitted on completion of his term.

Similarly, Justice Iyabo Yerima of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, sentenced Olaide to six months community service for obtaining money under false pretenses, contrary to Section 419 of the Criminal Code Cap. 38 Laws of Oyo State, 2000.