Two men arrested in Kwara state for alleged internet fraud

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission has prosecuted two men and have been sentenced to six months imprisonment by the state High court  for internet fraud on Tuesday.

The two men, Kamaldeen Yusuf and Sulyman Omotosho, were arrested alongside 30 others in Malete, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara, in September 2021 and were prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Ilorin zonal command.

But Counsel to EFCC, Innocent Mbachie and Rasheedat Alao had persuaded the court to consider the evidence before it and pronounce adequate punishment on the defendants. In her judgment, Justice Adenike Akinpelu said that the court found merit in the case of the prosecution after careful consideration.

She sentenced the two to six months imprisonment with an option of fine to the tune of N100,000 each.

The judge also ordered that Yusuf and Omotosho should forfeit the mobile phones found in their possession at the point of arrest.