Court jails mechanic for cyber fraud

Justice Bayo Taiwo of the Oyo State High Court on Tuesday sentenced an internet fraudster, Adebayo Saheed Modebola, to six months community service after finding him guilty of impersonation in a criminal charge filed against him by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The 21-year-old Adebayo who claims to […]

Justice Bayo Taiwo of the Oyo State High Court on Tuesday sentenced an internet fraudster, Adebayo Saheed Modebola, to six months community service after finding him guilty of impersonation in a criminal charge filed against him by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The 21-year-old Adebayo who claims to be an automobile mechanic, was said to have impersonated one Stephanie Cameron Caron to defraud people through the internet.

Apart from the six-month community service, the judge also ordered the convict to restitute $1,000 to his victim through the EFCC, and to also forfeit an iPhone 11 to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.