Nigerian Man Jailed For Pretending To Be A White Woman To Defraud A White Man
Justice Watilat Ibrahim of the Federal High Court 2, sitting in
Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital has convicted and sentenced one Agboola
Taiwo (a.k.a Mary Caesar) to four months imprisonment for an offense
bordering on impersonation, and contrary to Section 22(3) (b) and
punishable under Section 22(4) of the Cyber Crimes (Prohibition,
Prevention Etc) Act, 2015.
The convict, who was prosecuted by the Ibadan Zonal Office of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was arraigned in court
on December 10, 2018.
The charge that earned Taiwo jail, reads: “that you
Agboola Taiwo (a.k.a Mary Ceaser) sometime in November, 2018, at
Awa-Ijebu, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court,
fraudulently impersonated by presenting yourself to be Katherine Bishop,
a white female via your mail sent to one James, a United States of
America citizen through your email address: lonelydiva2k18@gmail.com and
thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (3) (b) and
punishable under Section 22 (4) of the Cyber Crimes (Prohibition,
Prevention Etc) Act, 2015.
He pleaded guilty and opted for a plea bargain, prompting the
prosecuting counsel, Mabas Mabur to pray the court to convict him
accordingly.
He was convicted and sentenced to four months jail term by Justice Ibrahim with effect from the date of arrest.
The convict also forfeited his two phones to the Federal Government
of Nigeria, being part of the proceeds of his fraudulent act.
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