EFCC SECURES CONVICTION OF FINAL-YEAR POLYTECHNIC STUDENT, THREE OTHERS FOR INTERNET FRAUD IN KWARA
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
A 25-year-old final-year student of Quantity Surveying at a polytechnic in Kwara State, Olaitan Abdulwahab Damilare, alongside three others, has been convicted for various offences related to Internet fraud by the Kwara State High Court.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Directorate, in a statement on Tuesday, announced the convictions, which were secured on Monday, July 14, 2025, before Justices Mahmud Abdulgafar and Sulaiman Akanbi sitting in Ilorin.
According to the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, Olaitan Abdulwahab Damilare, a Higher National Diploma student, was sentenced to six months imprisonment by Justice Abdulgafar for impersonating a white woman online and defrauding an American citizen of $2,100 in gift cards.
He was convicted alongside Maruf Quadri Kolawole, Habeeb Abiodun Jimoh, and Mubarak Moruf, who were prosecuted on separate charges of cheating by personation and obtaining by false pretences, contrary to Sections 321 and 324 of the Penal Code.
The EFCC stated that Maruf posed as “Frank Matt” on Facebook and deceived an Australian citizen into sending him $950. He was also sentenced to six months imprisonment and ordered to forfeit an iPhone 13 Pro Max and the recovered funds.
Habeeb was convicted for impersonating another individual for financial gain, receiving $365. Justice Abdulgafar sentenced him to six months imprisonment and ordered the forfeiture of an iPhone 14 Pro Max, one HP laptop, and the funds.
Meanwhile, Justice Sulaiman Akanbi sentenced Mubarak Moruf to one year in prison or a fine of N400,000. His devices an iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPhone 7 as well as \$300, were forfeited to the Federal Government.
All four convicts pleaded guilty to the charges. The prosecution presented evidence including their confessional statements, digital devices, and restitution payments.
Justice Abdulgafar and Justice Akanbi found them guilty and imposed the respective penalties, reinforcing the court’s stance on cybercrime and internet-related fraud.
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