Writing By Ali Muhammad Rabiu ; Editing By Godwin Duru
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of a self-styled footballer, Musa Ayomide Olasunkanmi, for offences bordering on personation and retention of proceeds of crime.
Justice Haleema Saleeman of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin, gave the judgment while deciding on a three-count charge of fraud brought against the defendant by the anti-graft agency.
Similarly, the anti-graft agency had also secured the conviction of Owolabi Bolaji Abduljeleel and Ayomide Fawas Olaoye before the same court, presided over by Justice Saleeman, for offences bordering on cybercrime.
According to the proof of evidence, Olasunkanmi, who claimed to be a footballer, retained over ₦3.4 million in his Kuda Microfinance Bank account, proceeds traced to fraudulent activities.
In her judgment, Justice Saleeman sentenced Musa to four months imprisonment with an option of ₦200,000 fine on count one, six months or ₦500,000 fine on count two, and eight months or ₦500,000 fine on count three.
The court also ordered the forfeiture of an iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone XS Max, Samsung S9, and the sum of $1,000 recovered from him to the Federal Government.
ALI MUHAMMAD RABIU
