Court sentences 26-year-old fraudster to four months imprisonment in Ibadan

Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has sentenced a 26-year-old fraudster to four months imprisonment.

The convict identified as Oluwatobi Damilola was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office before Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State.

WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the 26-year-old supposed fashion enthusiast was arrested on September 29, 2020 after the anti-graft agency recieved prior information of his fraudulent activities and consequently charged to court on one-count charge bordering on impersonation.

The charge reads,

“Oluwatobi Damilola Aina, sometimes between the month of January and October 2020 at Ibadan within the Ibadan Judicial Division of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, falsely represented yourself as a female known as Namita Cooling”.

He pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted and sentenced to four months in prison.

The court also ordered him to restitute items recovered from him to the Federal Government of Nigeria through the EFCC.

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