Court Convicts Two Fraudsters in Abeokuta, Orders Forfeiture Of House, Luxury Cars, Others

A Federal High Court, sitting in Abeokuta, on Wednesday, convicted  Komolafe Ololade Olajide and  Olaniyi Joshua Omobolaji for fraudulent impersonation.

Justice Mohammed Abubakar convicted them on separate one count of fraudulent impersonation after they were charge to court by the Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Komolafe, 30, a graduate of computer science from Osun State University was arrested on January 22, 2021. A good number of incriminating documents were recovered from his email. 

Upon arraignment on an amended charge after a plea agreement, he pleaded ‘guilty’.

Komolafe is convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment with an option of N300, 000 (Three Hundred Thousand Naira) fine. Apart from his conviction, Komolafe was also ordered to restitute a total sum of N1, 319,708.85 (One million, three hundred and nineteen thousand, seven hundred and eight naira, eighty-five kobo).
The court equally ordered the forfeiture of his iPhone 12, Samsung S5 and Samsung Galaxy S6 mobile phones; one MacBook, one Toyota Corolla 2008 model car, one Toyota Venza 2013 model car, one Toyota Camry 2013 model car; and a 4-bedroomed bungalow.   

On the other hand, Olaniyi is convicted and sentenced to four months in prison with an option of N100, 000 (One hundred thousand naira) fine. He was equally ordered to forfeit a Samsung A51 mobile phone and a Lexus ES 330 car to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

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