A 24-year-old student of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), identified as Salau Olumide, has been handed a sentence of community service by Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court.
According to the statement released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the undergraduate student of UniIorin, is to sweep the road and clear gutters for three months for engaging in Internet fraud. The sentence was handed to the Unilorin student on Thursday, September 4th 2020.
The convict was prosecuted by the Ilorin zonal office of the EFCC on a one-count charge of attempting to cheat by criminal impersonation.
The charge read, “That you, Salau Olumide (a.k.a Rick Freeman) between November 2017- August 2018 at Ilorin, Kwara State, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, attempted to cheat by personation by pretending to be one Rick Freeman, a white Caucasian with an email account; salauolumide@gamil.com and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 95 and 321 of the Penal Code Law and punishable under Section 324 of the same Law.”
Olumide is to sweep Tanke Road, starting from GTB junction to Abulennla Furniture, University Road, Tanke, Ilorin, starting from September 7 to December 7, 2020, or pay N50,000 (Fifty Thousand Naira) option of fine.