Four ‘Yahoo Boys’ Jailed For Internet Fraud In Ibadan

Four ‘Yahoo Boys’ Jailed For Internet Fraud In Ibadan

The Ibadan zonal office of EFCC on Thursday, March 7, 2019 secured
the conviction of Adegbola Kazeem Aina (a.k.a Marry Linson), Babarinde
Jacob (a.k.a Rhonda Luna), Sokoya Oluwaseyi and Mufutau Yusuf Akorede.

They were each  convicted of one-court charge bordering on impersonation and sending of pornographic and indecent pictures.

The trio of Adegbola, Babarinde and Sokoya were tried by Hon. Justice
Watilat Ibrahim of the Federal High Court 2, Abeokuta, Ogun State, who
found them guilty of their individual offences, convicted and sentenced
them to prison.

But Mufutau’s conviction was pronounced by Hon. Justice S. M.
Abubakar of the Federal High Court 1, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The judge
held that the prosecution proved the case against him beyond every
reasonable doubt.

The first, second and third convicts were initially arraigned on
December 10, 2018, while the fourth convict was arraigned on December
11, 2018. They, however, opted to plea guilty to the charges preferred
against them.

Justice Ibrahim convicted and sentenced Adegbola to five months
imprisonment with effect from the date of his arrest, and also ordered
that he shall restitute through the Federal Republic of Nigeria to his
victims, the sum of $1, 080 US Dollars, Phone and Laptop being proceeds
from his fraudulent acts.

Babarinde was convicted and sentenced to four months imprisonment,
also with effect from the date of his arrest, and shall forfeit and
restitute the sum of $250 US Dollars and his iphone 7 to the Federal
Government of Nigeria, being part of the proceeds derived from his
fraudulent acts.

Sokoya, however, bagged four months imprisonment starting from the
date of his arrest. After declaring him guilty as charged, Justice
Abubarka consequently convicted and sentenced Mufutau to four months
imprisonment, ordering that he forfeit his phone and $140 US Dollars to
the Federal Government, being proceeds of his crime.