Lagos Court Sentences Man To 76 Years For Fraud, Impersonation, Child Pornography
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Lagos High Court on Friday sentenced one Olukeye Adedayo to 76 years in prison for engaging in fraudulent activities, impersonation and child pornography.
Adedayo was arraigned in 2024 on an 18-count charge by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for transmission of child porn, fraudulent impersonation and extortion to the tune of of N721,500.00.
Count one reads: “That you, Olukeye Adedayo Olalekan (a.k.a hrm87, charlotte 708 and harlilott_ 716), on or about the 13th February, 2023 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, intentionally used the Instagram virtual network to create a group ” Expose Janjua Robin Nudes” to distribute child pornography and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 23(1)(C)and punishable under Section 23(1)(e) of the of Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015”.
During the trial, which began on June 5, 2024, the prosecution counsel, Bilikisu Buhari, presented two witnesses: Wahid Hamidi, a Police Sergeant with the Serious Crime Unit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and Saidu Yakubu, an operative with the EFCC.
Buhari also presented several pieces of evidence to support the prosecution’s case against the defendant.
Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice Owoeye found Adedayo guilty of the 18 counts and sentenced him accordingly.
The Judge sentenced him to two years imprisonment on counts one to four of procuring, distributing of child pornography and cyber stalking; four years imprisonment on counts five to 14 of retention and disguising the origin of proceeds of fraud, without an option of fine; seven years imprisonment on counts 15 to 18 of obtaining property under false pretences, without an option of fine. The sentences are to run concurrently.
The convict was sentenced after he was arrested for intentionally using the Instagram virtual network to create a group “Expose Janjua Robin Nudes” to distribute child pornography.
Local and international witnesses testified against him, and the court found him guilty, convicting him accordingly.
The Guardian -Nigeria
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on Jun 20 2025. Filed under National.
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