First Class university student sentenced to 13-year imprisonment over fraud in Ondo

A final year student of a private University located in Owo, Ondo State, Achievers University has been handed a 13-year jail term by a Federal High Court sitting in Akure.

The student, Fisayo Adetoro, who was in the first class category, was also ordered to pay a fine of One Million Naira after he was found guilty of impersonation, forgery and money laundering.

Adetoro was arraigned on January 18, 2017, on a six-count charge, but pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

The accused, who was on 4.5 Cumulative Grade Point Aggregate (CGPA), was convicted by Justice Folashade Olubanjo of the Federal High Court 1, Akure, in a criminal case filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office.

The allegations, according to the charge sheet, include falsely representing himself to be Bawa Mohammed Sanni to defraud his victims to the tune of thousands of United States Dollars.

He was also accused of using the fake name to register for a Nigerian Driver’s Licence bearing his photograph, as well as laundering sums running to millions of naira.

The EFCC, represented by Dr. Ben Ubi and Sanusi Galadanchi, called five witnesses, including two victims of his money laundering activities, to prove its case, while the accused called three witnesses.

After evaluating the arguments on both sides, the presiding judge found Adetoro guilty in four of the six charges.

Justice Olubanjo, however, considered the convict for suspended sentence of six months community service.

The judge yielded to his counsel’s pleadings which were premised on his health, academic standing and the fact that he had refunded all the money he fraudulently collected.

The suspended sentence, according to the court, would only stand if he observes the days thoroughly.

The judge also warned that if he misses one day within the six months stretch, the original sentence will be fully effected.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2020/01/24/first-class-university-student-sentenced-to-13-year-imprisonment-over-fraud-in-ondo/

Read When he was arrested in 2015: https://www.nairaland.com/3633981/efcc-arraigns-internet-fraudster-ondo#53788295

Community people follow this one wella......

Hmm

his first class status need not probed any further,he simply bribed his way to the top!

Na dem. Amoketun people

Let him behave during his period of suspended sentence and he will be free other wise the full 13 years will be effected.

Community service of 6 months.

His First Class saved him.

Suspended sentence ; community service of six months

That judge is sensible

Olugbanko:
his first class status need not probed any further,he simply bribed his way to the top!

how do you know?

A prison sentence would have been like taking Scofield to a prison.

clevvermind:
how do you know?

how don't you know?

Olugbanko:
his first class status need not probed any further,he simply bribed his way to the top!

I will say he's actually intelligent.

It takes an intelligent person to scam.

So if the country is promising, he may have hope with his class of degree.

Imagine that of the doctor they arrested sometime ago too, many intelligent people doing wrong things.

he has paid the money back already. also his academics saved him. he will only served 6 months in prison.

Very good.