A final year student of Transport Planning Management at Tai Solarin University, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Amusa Abdulhakeem Oluwasegunfunmi, has been sentenced to eight months of community service which will see him clean toilets during the duration.
He was convicted and sentenced for impersonation by Justice Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Osogbo, Osun State.
The sentence requires him to clean the toilets at Ataoja School of Science, Osogbo, Osun State.
Also, the court ordered that the convict’s attendance register be kept by the School Principal and submitted on completion of his term.
The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, also secured the conviction of four others.
They are Amusa Abdulhakeem Oluwasegunfunmi, Ajisafe Sodiq Olaide, Lawal Samuel Morenikeji, Osuolale Abdullahi Abiodun, and Olamilekan Ridwan Taofeek.
“They were convicted on separate one count charges each for offences relating to cyber-fraud.
“Upon their arraignments, they pleaded “guilty” to the charges preferred against them by the EFCC.
“In view of their pleas, the prosecution counsel urged the courts to convict and sentence them accordingly,” the EFCC said in a statement on Tuesday.
The statement continued, “Similarly, Justice Iyabo Yerima of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, sentenced Ajisafe Sodiq Olaide to six months community service for obtaining money by false pretence, contrary to Section 419 of the Criminal Code Cap 38 Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
“In the same vein, Justice Omolara Adeyemi of the Oyo State High Court convicted and sentenced Lawal Samuel Morenikeji to six months community service; Osuolale Abdullahi Abiodun and Olamilekan Ridwan Taofeek to one week community service as their offences violate Section 484 of the Criminal Code Cap 38 Laws of Oyo State, 2000.”