The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on November
15, 2015 secured the conviction of an internet fraudster, Egbeniyi
Oluwafemi( a.k.a Raymond Morrison, Mavis Mar and Markus Fred), who was
sentenced to two years imprisonment by Justice A.M Liman of the Federal High
Court, Benin, Edo State.
The
convict who was first arraigned on February 5, 2013 for offences bordering on
internet scam and obtaining money by false pretense to the tune of 200 Euros
from one Rita, a German citizen, was pronounced guilty on counts 1 and 3 of the
3-count charge and sentenced to one year imprisonment each on both
counts.
Oluwafemi
was arrested on January 18, 2013 by officers of the 4 Brigade/
Sector 1, OP PULO SHIELD, Nigeria Army, and handed over to the EFCC on January
23, 2013 for further investigation and prosecution.
One
of the counts reads, "that you, Egbeniyi Oluwafemi (alias Raymond
Morrison, Mavis Mar and Markus Fred) on or about the 10th of
June 2012 in Benin City, Edo State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court did conspire to commit felony to wit: Obtaining Money by False Pretense
and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 8(a) of the Advance Fee
Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section
1(3) of the same Act".
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