A Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Thursday, sentenced an Ibadan- based internet fraudster, Opeyemi James, to four months imprisonment for hacking into people’s Instagram accounts.
Justice P.I. Ajoku said the convict was
sentenced based on his guilty plea to a charge of advanced free fraud and the
plea bargain he entered into with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC).
“In consideration of the plea bargain
agreement between the convict and EFCC and in line with the provision of
Section 270 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015, James is
hereby convicted.
“All the exhibits found in his possession are
forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria,” the judge said.
Earlier, Counsel to the EFCC, Mr A.S.
Suleiman, had told the court that the defendantn committed the offences on
March 28 in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Suleiman said that the agency received a tip
off from residents that a bunch of internet fraudsters were in their
neighbourhood and EFCC operatives swung into action.
He said the defendant specialised in hacking
into unsuspecting victims’ instagram account and had developed a method of
defrauding them.
According to the EFCC counsel, the defendant
had also impersonated one Kadosa, a foreigner.
He said that a cash sum of N888,995 was
recovered from his bank account as well as two mobile phones.
The offence, he said, contravened Section 22
(2) and (B) of the Cyber Crime Act, 2015.
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