LAGOS — The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of two men for money laundering and fraudulent impersonation before the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The convicts, Agboola Abdullahi Abiodun and Victor Okonjo, were separately arraigned before Justice F.N. Ogazi on charges bordering on money laundering and cybercrime offences.
Agboola was arraigned on a three-count charge, including laundering proceeds allegedly obtained through a dating scam.
One of the counts alleged that he disguised part of the origin of his illicit proceeds by converting them into a black Toyota Venza in 2025.
Okonjo, on the other hand, was arraigned on a two-count charge. One of the counts alleged that he fraudulently impersonated Aaron Bauer, a male citizen of the United States, with the intention of gaining an advantage for himself.
Both defendants pleaded guilty to the charges when they were read to them.
Following their pleas, prosecution counsel, F.B. Orilade, reviewed the facts of the cases and urged the court to convict and sentence the defendants accordingly.
Justice Ogazi found both men guilty and sentenced them accordingly.
Agboola was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment on count one, one year on count two and one year on count three.
Okonjo was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment with an option of N500,000 fine on count one and four years’ imprisonment on count two.
The court ordered that the terms of imprisonment should run concurrently, effective from the dates of their arrests.
Justice Ogazi subsequently ordered the forfeiture of the convicts’ mobile phones, laptops, a Toyota Venza and a 2020 Mercedes-Benz to the Federal Government.
The judge also directed that the forfeited assets be sold and the proceeds returned to the victims.
She, however, ordered that where the victims could not be traced, the proceeds should be paid into the coffers of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
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