Crime & Court

Fake America contractor gets six months jail term for fraud

A 24-year-old Taiwo Oluwapelumi Emmanuel from Ibadan, Oyo State, had been sentenced  to six months’ imprisonment for a one-count charge bordering on impersonation.

He was convicted on Thursday by

Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

Emmanuel allegedly posed as a citizen of the United States of America to defraud unsuspecting victims.

The defendant was among the suspected internet fraudsters arrested in the Ogbomosho area of Oyo State on October 26, 2021, during a sting operation by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC.

The defendant in his various chats claimed to be a contractor and businessman based in the United States of America, a decoy which he employed to swindle his victims.

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