Remorseful 'yahoo boy' sentenced to six months imprisonment

The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC Ilorin Zonal Office has
secured the conviction of Ogundele Adeseye, 24,
who was re-arraigned on a one-count amended
charge bordering on internet fraud.
He was convicted by Justice Babangana Ashigar
of a Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara
State, on April 10, 2019 after he pleaded "guilty"
to the charge, following a plea bargain
agreement.
He was previously arraigned on a five-count
charge, which was later amended to one count
after plea bargain agreement was reached.
The charge reads: "That you, Ogundele Adeseye,
sometimes in July 2018 or thereabouts in Ilorin
within the jurisdiction of this honourable court by
means of fraudulent trick that you are a white
Caucasian and interested in having a relationship,
obtained the cumulative sum of $500 (Five
Hundred Dollars) in form of iTunes gift cards
from one Chase Gliglia, an American Citizen
whom you met on seeking.com website
(sugarbabysite) by chatting with her using the
emailbrysonwillians567@gmail.com and thereby
committed an offence contrary and punishable
under section 421 of the Criminal code act."
In his plea, Ogundele said: "My lord, I have learnt
my lessons, I have realized that crime and
criminality is not good, I am pleading with your
lordship to temper justice with mercy."
In sentencing him, the trial judge held there was
a need to enforce judgement that will serve as a
deterrent to would-be internet fraudsters.
"In accordance with plea bargain
agreement, I hereby convict the
defendant and sentence him to six
months imprisonment," he said.
Ogundele, however, busted into tears when he
was being led to Mandala Prisons by the prison
officials.