Justice M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin, Edo State on Thursday, March 30, 2023 convicted and sentenced Bashiru Oladipo Alakuro to jail for fraud.
Alakuro was arraigned by the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on one count charge of intent to defraud.
Alakuro was arraigned by the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on one count charge of intent to defraud.
The charge reads. “That you, Bashiru Oladipo Alakuro on the 4th day of June, 2022 in Benin City within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud did knowingly have in your Infinix mobile phone, documents containing false pretences and misrepresentation and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 6 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under Section 8 read together with section 1(3) of the same Act”.
Upon arraignment the defendant pleaded guilty to the charge prompting the prosecution counsel, Al- Amin Ibrahim Abdul to pray the court to convict and sentence him accordingly. However, defence counsel, Inegbedion Emmanuel pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy as the defendant was a first time offender who has promised to turn a new leaf.
Justice Itsueli convicted and sentenced Alakuro to one year imprisonment or a fine of One Hundred Thousand Naira
In addition, the convict is to forfeit his phone to the Federal Government of Nigeria and undertake in writing to be of good behaviour forthwith.