24-Year Old Fake ‘Loverboy’ Bags Six Months Jail Term In Ilorin

24-Year Old Fake ‘Loverboy’ Bags Six Months Jail Term In Ilorin

The Ilorin Zonal Office of EFCC has secured the conviction of
Ogundele Adeseye, 24, who was re-arraigned on a one-count amended charge
bordering on internet fraud.

He was convicted by Justice Babangana Ashigar of a Federal High Court
sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, on April 10, 2019 after he pleaded
“guilty” to the charge, following a plea bargain agreement.

He was previously arraigned on a five-count charge, which was later
amended to one count after plea bargain agreement was reached.

The charge reads: “That you, Ogundele Adeseye, sometime in July 2018
or thereabouts in Ilorin within the jurisdiction of this honourable
court by means of fraudulent trick that you are a white Caucasian and
interested in having a relationship, obtained the cumulative sum of $500
(Five Hundred Dollars) in form of iTunes gift cards from one Chase
Gliglia, an American Citizen whom you met on seeking.com website
(sugarbabysite) by chatting with her using the email brysonwillians567@gmail.com and thereby committed an offence contrary and punishable under section 421 of the Criminal code act.”

In his plea, Ogundele said: “My lord, I have learnt my lessons, I
have realized that crime and criminality is not good, I am pleading with
your lordship to temper justice with mercy.”

In sentencing him, the trial judge held there was a need to enforce
judgement that will serve as a deterrent to would-be internet
fraudsters. In accordance with plea bargain agreement, I hereby convict
the defendant and sentence him to six months imprisonment,” he said.

Ogundele, however, busted into tears when he was being led to Mandala Prisons by the prison officials.