The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on November 15, 2015
secured the conviction of an internet fraudster, Egbeniyi Oluwafemi(
a.k.a Raymond Morrison, Mavis Mar and Markus Fred), who was sentenced to
two years imprisonment by Justice A.M Liman of the Federal High Court,
Benin, Edo State.
The
convict who was first arraigned on February 5, 2013 for offences
bordering on internet scam and obtaining money by false pretense to the
tune of 200 Euros from one Rita, a German citizen, was pronounced guilty
on counts 1 and 3 of the 3-count charge and sentenced to one year
imprisonment each on both counts.
Oluwafemi
was arrested on January 18, 2013 by officers of the 4 Brigade/ Sector
1, OP PULO SHIELD, Nigeria Army, and handed over to the EFCC on January
23, 2013 for further investigation and prosecution.
One
of the counts reads, “that you, Egbeniyi Oluwafemi (alias Raymond
Morrison, Mavis Mar and Markus Fred) on or about the 10th of June 2012
in Benin City, Edo State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court did conspire to commit felony to wit: Obtaining Money by False
Pretense and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 8(a) of
the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and
punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act”.
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