26-Year-Old Convicted Of Internet Fraud And Possession Of Unlawful Proceeds In Kwara

26-Year-Old Convicted Of Internet Fraud And Possession Of Unlawful Proceeds In Kwara

In a recent verdict, the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin sentenced 26-year-old Usman Harun from Ojapata town in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State to six months imprisonment for internet fraud and possession of proceeds of unlawful activity……READ ALSO Tragic Case Unfolds: 26-Year-Old Mother Accused Of Baking Newborn To Death In An Oven

The judgment was delivered by Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar on Monday following Harun’s guilty plea to the one-count charge brought against him by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The charge against Harun stated that he knowingly had control over the sum of N15,000 in his bank account domiciled in Jaiz Bank Plc, which he knew to be unlawfully obtained, thereby committing an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 319 of the Penal Code.

Upon pleading guilty, the EFCC counsel, Charles Oni, presented the facts of the case, including statements from the defendant and evidence of items recovered from him during his arrest.

Justice Abdulgafar, in his judgment, affirmed the prosecution’s case, stating, “I found as a fact, from the totality of the unchallenged evidence placed before the court that the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and hereby pronounce you, Usman Harun, guilty of the offence.”

Consequently, Harun was sentenced to six months imprisonment with an option of N100,000 as fine. The judge also ordered the forfeiture of the phone used in the crime and the sum of N15,000, which the convict had benefited from unlawfully, to the Federal Government