A student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Oluwatoyin Henry, has been convicted of obtaining by false pretense.
He was convicted by Justice Sherifat Adeyemi of the Oyo state high court, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo state, on Monday, February 22, 2021.His conviction was secured by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan zonal office.
In report, Henry was said to have falsely represented himself as a USA citizen by the name Amanda to one Betty Mosley with the intention to defraud and obtain the sum food One Thousand Two Hundred United States of America Dollars (USD $1,200).
The charge reads: “That you Oluwatoyin Henry sometimes in 2019, at Ogbomosho, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of One Thousand Two Hundred United States of America Dollars (USD$1,200) from one Betty Mosley, when you falsely represented to him that you are a citizen of United States of America by name Amanda, who is in love with him which representations you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence.”
The convict pleaded guilty to the amended charge after a plea bargain agreement with the prosecution, and was convicted and sentenced to six months in prison.
Furthermore, he was ordered to restitue the sum of $1,200 USD (One Thousand Two Hundred United States of American Dollars) to his victim, and forfeit his iPhone 11, one Infinix Hot 5 and a Nokia phone to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
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