Man Bags Six-Month Jail Term For Cybercrime
By Felix Kuyinu
A resident in Lagos, Oluwadamilare Lawal, has been sentenced to six-month in prison having pleaded to indulging in cybercrime.
Lawal was arraigned at the Ikoyi High Court in Lagos by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on one count charge bordering on Cybercrime and sentenced by Justice Dehinde Dipeolu.
The EFCC counsel, Muhammad Bello, stated that the convict was arrested on May 16, 2025 at his hideout in Command area of Ipaja, during a raid by operatives of the Commission following an intelligence received.
Bello, during the court sitting on Tuesday, mentioned that the suspect created a fake Facebook account with a female profile and represented himself as Sandra Brooks, a female from Virginia, United States of America to one Keith based in Illinois , USA, and that in that assumed character fraudulently obtained the total sum of $700 from the unsuspecting victim.
He added that one Samsung Galaxy S9, one HP laptop, one Samsung tab and a Mercedes Benz C300 2008 car were recovered from the offender which were tendered at the court as exhibits.
Bello said that the offence is in contrary to and punishable under Section 22 of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition etc.) Act, 2015 and prayed the court to sentence the law lawbreaker accordingly.
However, the defence counsel, Kehinde Sanni-Mutoshi, prayed the court to temper justice with mercy, adding that the litigant is a first-time offender, and very remorseful.
Justice Dipeolu ordered that the Samsung Galaxy S9, HP laptop, Samsung tab, Mercedes Benz C300 2008 model and N500,000.00 be forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria and sentenced the defendant to six months imprisonment, with an option of fine of N3 million fine.
