‘Yahoo boy’ engaging in online romance scam sentenced to 16 months imprisonment

The Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has convicted one Temitope Alani Teslim for engaging in internet fraud.

Temitope was arrested by officers of the Nigeria Army Corps of Military Police, on May 16, 2018 around Ogba, Lagos. He was said to have been found with fraudulent documents.

The convict said in his statements after he was handed over to the EFCC that he was into online romance scam.

The court, on Wednesday, heard an amended 22-count charge bordering on possession of fraudulent documents against Temitope. He pleaded “guilty” to the charges.

Prosecuting counsel, Bilikisu Buhari, told the court that he had entered a plea bargain with the EFCC.

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Justice Sherifat Solebo subsequently sentenced him to one year and four months imprisonment.

She also ordered him to forfeit an iPhone 7, a silver Acer Chrome and battery power pack, which he used “as the instrumentality of fraud” to the Federal Government.