Court jails 2 ‘yahoo boys’

A high court sitting in Ilorin, on Thursday, sentenced two applicants to one year in prison each for posing as white women to swindle job seekers. The presiding judge, Justice Sikiru Oyinloye, sentenced Johnson Okuselu, 23 and Saheed Olanrewaju, 25, after they pleaded guilty without an option of fine. Oyinloye said the sentence followed a […]

A high court sitting in Ilorin, on Thursday, sentenced two applicants to one year in prison each for posing as white women to swindle job seekers.

The presiding judge, Justice Sikiru Oyinloye, sentenced Johnson Okuselu, 23 and Saheed Olanrewaju, 25, after they pleaded guilty without an option of fine.

Oyinloye said the sentence followed a plea bargain agreement entered by the prosecution and defence counsel and the evidence admitted in court.

“Following the accused’s acceptance of guilt, I therefore sentence you to one year in prison each in Oke-Kura prison yard. The sentence will begin from April 28,” the judge held.

Earlier, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel, Mr A. A. Adebayo, told the court that sometime in April, Okuselu pretended to be a Ms Blessed Saviour, a white woman who promised to provide a job in  the US to one Omni Guzman.

Adebayo said that the defendants used a gmail account; [email protected] to scam innocent people. (NAN)