The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of three internet fraudsters who were arrested at a hotel located within the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) complex in Abeokuta.
Justice Dehinde Dipeolu, who is sitting as a vacation judge in the Federal High Court, Lagos, rendered the verdict on Monday after the defendants pleaded guilty to the charge pressed on them.
The defendants, Adewale Adewole Adenekan, Oyatokun Damilola Qudus, and Adisa Okikiade, were arraigned and convicted after pleading guilty to various cybercrime-related offences filed by the EFCC.
Adenekan pleaded guilty to the charge, confirming that the sum of N200,000 had already been restituted. EFCC prosecutor, Mr. Yobo, tendered an iPhone 14 Pro Max, which was admitted as an exhibit without objection from the defence counsel.
In his judgment, Justice Dipeolu sentenced Adenekan to one month’s imprisonment, with the option of paying a N300,000 fine.
Similarly, Qudus, who also pleaded guilty, was convicted and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment, with the option of a N300,000 fine.
Adisa Okikiade, charged on a single count, likewise pleaded guilty and was convicted, with the option of a fine.
The charges read in part: “That you, Adisa Okikiade, between 2024 to 2025, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently held out yourself on Google as Anthony Krenn, with the intention to gain advantage for yourself, and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 22 of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015.
“That you, Adenekan Adewole Ayinde, sometime in August 2025 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently held yourself as a white woman from the United States of America on your Google account: 19374@gmail, with intent to gain advantage for yourself, thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 22(2)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015.
“That you, Oyatokun Damilola Qudus, sometime in August 2025 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently held out yourself on Instagram page @ericmelissa as Eric Melissa, a white female, with intent to gain advantage for yourself, and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 22(2)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015.”
On August 15, SaharaReporters similarly reported that the EFCC had secured the convictions of three internet fraudsters who pleaded guilty to various cybercrime-related offences, while a fourth defendant pleaded not guilty and was remanded in custody.
Justice Dipeolu convicted the trio, identified as Isaac Akinwale, Ibrahim Azeez Olatunji, and Habeeb Oladipupo Oshundairo, who were among 93 suspected internet fraudsters arrested by the agency at a hotel within the premises of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) complex in Abeokuta.
