Five internet fraudsters were on Thursday, October 28, 2021, convicted by Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, for criminal impersonation.
The convicts – Ogunbayo Peter Oluwatobiloba (a.k.a Racheal Brinkley), Charles Jude Albert, Kolawole Bankole Opeyemi, Bello Tobiloba Abdullahi and Obitokun Olugbade Solomon – were found guilty of impersonation, an offence which contravenes section 22(2)(b)(1) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc) Act 2015 and punishable under section 22(2)(b) of the same Act.
Bello and kolawole were convicted and sentenced to 10 months imprisonment each; Ogunbayo, nine months; Obitokun, eight months, while Albert was sentenced to five months in prison.
They had earlier pleaded guilty to their respective charges in line with the conditions of the plea bargain agreement reached with the Commission.
Justice Agomoh also ordered Kolawole to restitute his victim the sum of $5,100. The convict is also to forfeit one iPhone 11 Pro Max and one iPhone 7 plus to the Federal Government.
Bello is also to restitute the sum of $200 to his victim through the Federal Government of Nigeria and forfeit one black iPhone 11 to the Federal Government.
Ogunbayo is to restitute the sum of $500 and N145,000 to his victim through the Federal Government of Nigeria
Albert would forfeit one iPhone 12, one iPhone 6, one Access Bank ATM card and one Airpod to the Federal Government. He would also pay the sum of $400 as restitution to his victim, while Obitokun was ordered to restitute the sum of $25 to his victim, and also forfeit one Techno phone to the Federal Government.
