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Mechanic to spend 12 months in prison over fraud

Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of Kwara State High Court, Ilorin on Thursday, October 13, 2022, sentenced a 27-year-old Mechanic, Adebayo Muhamed Bolaji to twelve months imprisonment, having found him guilty of offences bordering on cybercrime and possession of fraudulent funds.

Adebayo, who hails from Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State was arraigned on a two-count charge before the court on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC.

Adebayo’s journey to the Nigerian Correctional Centre started on September 15, 2022 when the Commission acting on intelligence about the activities of some internet fraudsters operating along Airport Road, Ilorin effected his arrest.

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