The Kaduna Zonal Command of the EFCC on February 15, 2023 secured the conviction of a yahoo boy before Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court on a one count charge bordering on cybercrime.
The Yahoo boy identified as one Olanrewaju Temitope sometime between January 2022 to July 2022 in Kaduna dishonestly induced one Elexis McCrills on Instagram, to deliver to him the sum of 400 USD (Four Hundred U.S Dollars) when he portrayed himself to be Lisa Marie Boothe, a female and he thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 308 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017 and punishable under Section 309 of the Same Law, according to EFCC reports.
He pleaded guilty and the prosecuting counsel, P.C Onyeneho urged the court to convict the defendant accordingly. Justice Bello convicted and sentenced the defendant to 5years imprisonment or pay a fine of One Hundred Thousand Naira.
In addition, he is to forfeit his Infinix Zero X cell phone with IMEI number 351240990699206, and 3512400990699214, which was used to commit the crime, to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The Yahoo boy was arrested in a sting operation at his hideout located on Joel Bala Street, Gbagyi Villa Kaduna. Investigation revealed that he operated a fake Facebook and Instagram account where he assumed the identities of one Lisa Marie to defraud unsuspecting victims, mostly American residents, of their hard-earned money.