The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday has secured the conviction of one Christopher Adetuberu, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Ogbomosho, Oyo state, through a Kwara High Court in Ilorin, for offences bordering on internet fraud.
The Presiding Judge, Justice Ibrahim Yusuf said that Adetuberu, 28, was found guilty of the two counts of cybercrime preferred against him by the EFCC.
Yusuf sentenced the defendant who ventured into Yahoo in 2016 to two years imprisonment with N200,000 as option of fine, adding that his conviction would serve as deterrent to others.
The court also ordered the forfeiture of a 3-Bedroom flat acquired with the proceeds of the illegal activities, a Lexus car, different brands of phones, a laptop, as well as N921, 535.49 found in his bank account to the Federal Government.
Adetuberu, an indigene of Ilesha, Ilesha West Local Government Area of Osun, was arrested at Ogele area of Eyenkorin, Ilorin.