Three Varsity Students Sentenced to Jail Over Cybercrime

Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced three to jail over offences bordering on cybercrime.

Omotosho Olorunyomi Samuel, a 21-year-old student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomosho and two others, Abass Lawal, a student of the Kwara State University, KWASU, Molete and one Olajide Taofeek Adegoke were sentenced to jail over offences bordering on cybercrime.

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, August 5, 2021, arraigned the trio on separate two-count charge each, to which they pleaded guilty.

Following the guilty plea by the defendants, the prosecution reviewed the facts of the cases and tendered incriminating items recovered from the defendants, which were admitted in evidence by the court.

In his judgment, Justice Oyinloye said the court relied on the evidence of the prosecution, the plea of guilt entered by the defendants and the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses, which were not controverted by the defendants.

He said the court was satisfied that the prosecution had proved its cases beyond reasonable doubt.

Consequently, Justice Oyinloye sentenced Omotosho to one year imprisonment on count one with the option of fine of N100,000 and six months imprisonment on count two with the option of fine of N100,000.

Source :Pmnews