Crime

Five Jailed For Impersonation In Ibadan

By Web News 760

Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday, October 28, 2021 convicted five internet fraudsters for criminal impersonation.

The convicts, Ogunbayo Peter Oluwatobiloba (aka Racheal Brinkley), Charles Jude Albert, Kolawole Bankole Opeyemi, Bello Tobiloba Abdullahi and Obitokun Olugbade Solomon were found guilty of impersonation, an offence which contravenes section 22(2)(b)(1) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc) Act 2015 and punishable under section 22(2)(b) of the same Act. 

Bello and Kolawole were convicted and sentenced to ten months imprisonment each; Ogunbayo, nine months; Obitokun, eight months, while Albert was sentenced to five months in prison. 

They had earlier pleaded guilty to their respective charges in line with the conditions of the plea bargain agreement reached with the Commission. 

Justice Agomoh also ordered Kolawole to restitute his victim the sum of $5,100USD (Five Thousand One Hundred United States Dollars). The convict is also to forfeit one iPhone 11 Pro Max and one iPhone 7 plus to the Federal Government.  Bello is also to restitute the sum of $200USD (Two Hundred United States Dollars) to his victim through the Federal government of Nigeria and forfeits one black iPhone 11 to the Federal Government.

Ogunbayo is to restitute the sum of $500USD (Five Hundred United States Dollars) and N145, 000 (One Hundred and Forty-Five Thousand Naira) to his victim through the Federal Government of Nigeria.

In the same vein, Albert forfeits one iPhone 12, one iPhone 6, one Access Bank ATM card and one Airpod to the Federal Government. 

He will pay the sum of $400USD (Four Hundred United States Dollars) as restitution to his victim, while Obitokun was ordered to restitute the sum of $25USD (Twenty Five United States Dollars) to his victim, and also forfeit one Techno phone to the Federal Government.

Kayode Banjo

Crime

Man Arraigned in Osogbo for Impersonation

By Web News 695

A 62-year-old man,Micheal Oyelowo Oladeji has been arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for impersonating a community Leader.

Oyelowo, who was charged with four-count charges bordering on false representation, false sworn affidavit, and a misdemeanour to cause a breach of peace, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The police prosecutor, Inspector Lamidi Rasaq, alleged that the accused paraded himself as the Baale of Ogbaaga town under Ayedaade Local Government.

The prosecutor stated further that Micheal Oyelowo Oladeji from the month of November 2005 till date at Ogbaga via Gbongan in the Gbongan Magisterial District sitting at Osogbo, has been falsely presenting himself to be Baale of Ogbaga.

The charge sheet affirms that on the 17th of March, 2010 at the High court of Justice Registry Ikire in the aforementioned Magisterial District, the accused did swear a false affidavit in Suit No. ARE/25/2007 especially in paragraph 2 and 7 of the same affidavit that he was the present Baale of Ogbaga via Gbongan under Ayedade Local Government.

Defence Counsel, Mr J. A Adeboye, applied for the bail of the accused in the most liberal terms, adding that the he is a community leader and will not jump bail.

In a swift reaction, the prosecutor opposed the bail on the basis that since the arraignment of the accused person, he had never allowed peace to reign in the community by parading himself as the Baale of Ogbaaga also threatening to kill Baale Ekanade Amusan.

The presiding Magistrate O. A. Olayade granted the bail application of N500, 000 and two sureties in like sum.

She, thereafter, adjourned the matter to January 28th, 2021 for hearing.

Adenitan

Sport

SWAN Recovers Property from Impersonator, Niyi Alebiosu

By Web News 862

Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, Oyo State Chapter has recovered its official vehicle from Niyi Alebiosu of Nigerian Tribune.

Niyi Alebiosu has been holding some property of the association illegally to himself.

The vehicle was recovered following a court judgment which granted relief to the national body of SWAN, to retrieve all the association’s property from Niyi Alebiosu.

The national body of SWAN had dragged the former chairman of oyo swan, Niyi Alebiosu to court for being in possession of the association’s property after he had ceased to be a member of the association since 2018, praying the court to grant its prayers to recover all its property.

Delivering the judgment, President, Grade A customary court, Iyaganku, Ibadan, Mrs Folake Omiteru ordered Niyi Alebiosu to vacate the state office of SWAN situated at Adamasingba, Ibadan, Oyo state and hand over all property of the association including a fourteen seater bus.

The court also ordered Alebiosu to pay to the Plaintiff the sum of twenty thousand naira as a cost of instituting the legal action.

It would be recalled that Niyi Alebiosu who had served as state chairman of the association had refused to hand over the property of the association to the incumbent chairman, Olaolu Fawole.

He has also been impersonating the office of the oyo state chairman of SWANto misinform the public.

Also, the national body of SWAN had issued a disclaimer on Niyi Alebiosu, calling on members of the public to be wary of him.