The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday , August 27, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of three internet fraudsters before Justice D.I.Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The convicts are: Shodeinde Taiwo Samuel, Oyetunde Eniola Ayomide and Akinola Samuel Bolutife.
They are among the 93 suspected fraudsters arrested in a sting operation on Sunday, August 10, 2025 at a hotel within the precincts of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, OOPL, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
They were arraigned on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, on a one-count charge bordering on impersonation, identity and internet fraud.
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The judge also convicted and sentenced Bolutife, who confessed to have benefited the sum of €25 , to one month imprisonment from the day of arrest, with the option of a N100,000 fine. The iPhone 6 pro and the N45,000 bank draft he issued as restitution were ordered forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
