Yahoo Boy sentenced to 66 years in jail for N21m fraud
opera.comFeb 26, 2020 2:52 PM

A Nigerian internet fraudster, better known as yahoo boy, has been sentenced to 66 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State.

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba sentenced Tonwerigha Oyintonbra Tombrown to 66 years without an option of fine for defrauding one Izabela Glogowska €55,000 under the pretext of paying it into her Perfect Money online account.

Tombrown had pleaded not guilty when arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] on November 9, 2016.

He was prosecuted on thirty-three count, bordering on impersonation and obtaining money by false pretence.

However, at the resumed hearing on the matter on February 13, 2020, he switched gear and pleaded guilty to all the charges.

One of the charges read,

However, at the resumed hearing on the matter on February 13, 2020, he switched gear and pleaded guilty to all the charges.

One of the charges read,

“That you Tonweirigha Oyintonbra Tombrown (alias Michael Freeman, Yoshinaka corporation) on or about the 8th day of May 2015, at Warri, Delta State, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to defraud, did present yourself as one Michael Freeman a famous online trader and obtained the sum of (€5800) Five Thousand Eight Hundred Euros from Izabela Glogwoska under the false pretence that you were going to pay the said sum into Izabela Glogwoska’s Perfect Money account, a pretence you knew to be false, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the said Act.”
Prosecuting counsel, A.I Arogha reviewed the facts of the case and urged the court to convict him accordingly.

Justice Dimgba convicted and sentenced the defendant to two years imprisonment on each of the thirty-three count without an option of fine. The sentence is, however, to run concurrently from August 11, 2018, the date the convict was taken into custody.

The judge further ruled that the EFCC should remit to the victim of the fraud, the sum of €30,475 being part of the proceeds of crime, which the convict had returned through the Commission in the course of investigation and prosecution of the case.


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E red for him sharpaly

Corrupt politicians on both sides of the political divide should earn extreme penalties like this too!

66 years In my opinion it would be far less if he were a politician/stole from Nigerians.

And Olisa Metuh is spending seven years in jail for stealing N400million! Nigeria is a joke.

oz4real83:
And Olisa Metuh is spending seven years in jail for stealing N400million! Nigeria is a joke.

Politician have there way naija is a bigger scammers

oz4real83:
And Olisa Metuh is spending seven years in jail for stealing N400million! Nigeria is a joke.

Is Nigeria a joke? A big one.

But we should endeavour to always read to understand. The fraudster would actually spend less time in jail than the corrupt politician. As a matter of fact, the fraudster should be a free man by August this year.

It's actually a 2 year jail term, no need for the misleading and sensational "66 years" alarm.

But even then, it is ridiculous. I've never heard it sensationalised that Boko Haram terrorists or Fulani Herdsmen bandits were convicted and sentenced to xyz number of years imprisonment. Our useless criminal justice system (including the big belle corrupt judges) only like to shine with soft targets. Pathetic idiots. Dead country.

they are not even going to serve any jail term, the judgement says its 2 years to run cuncurently starting from the day Efcc first arrested them in 2018

Weletee:
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so what's the meaning of the judgement
elaborate please

two years imprisonment on each of the thirty-three count ; he had committed 33 different offenses and each offense carries 2 years each

sentence is, however, to run concurrently from August 11, 2018, the date the convict was taken into custody ; since he is the same person who committed the 33 offenses in the same jurisdiction each two years of each offense must run together just like he is studying 33 degrees together at the same time in the university he would graduate the same time. and since EFCC had already arrested and detained him seizing his liberty since august last year at EFCC facility in Asaba it is assumed by the court that it is also part of the punishment since EFCC cell isn't his room, [/b] so the court would assume his imprisonment actually started from August 2018, and in prison canlender they have less than 365 days, so instead of him starting and ending August 2018 to August 2020 he would had being release lets say march which means all in all he isn't spending anytime in the prison

Chai 66 years

oz4real83:
And Olisa Metuh is spending seven years in jail for stealing N400million! Nigeria is a joke.

The 7yrs sef, Someone will serve it on his behalf
Baba will just travel out far away for that period

he kill person? i no dey support yahooboys but e come be like say the nigerian judiciary dey use doulble standard take judge matter.metuh steal 400million dem give am 7yrs and yahooboy steal 21million dem come give am 66yrs. so unfair!!