EFCC arraigns eleven OAU students for alleged involvement in fraudulent activities

Eleven Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) students have been charged by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for their alleged involvement in online fraud before Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Osogbo, Osun State.

The EFCC had preferred six counts against the defendants, so they were arraigned on a variety of counts.

They are Aghwaritoma Wisdom Obaro, Moyosore Favour Oluwasakin, Nnekwelugo Nnaemeka, and Perekebena Olombeni Micah.

Others are: Daniel Olashile Maiye, Gbolahan Khalid Adesina, Yinka Temitope Jayeola, Olumuyiwa Emmanuel Adeleye, Abiola Emmanuel Oluwadare, Busari Abdulazeez Ayodeji and Okesipe Tobiloba Paul.

Two defendants, Micah and Obaro, each had six counts filed against them, while the other nine were arraigned on one count each.

One of the counts reads: “That you, Perekebena Olombeni Micah sometime in 2023 in Osogbo, Osun state within the jurisdiction of this honourable court fraudulently impersonated the name – Pies through your Whatsapp account phone number +1(414)367-9473 by claiming that you are an American female in love with your victims in the United States of America with intent to gain advantage for yourself and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) (i) and punishable under Section 22 (2) (b) of the Cyber Crimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc.) Act, 2015.”

Another count reads, “That you, Aghwaritoma Wisdom Obaro on or about 1st November, 2023 at Ile-Ife, Osun state, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, fraudulently impersonated by representing yourself to be a white man by the name Alex Stephens from United States of America to one Megan Johnson, through your Google Chat and your email address (alexsteps678@gmail.com) with intent to gain advantage for yourself and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) (i) and punishable under Section 22 (2) (b) of the Cyber Crimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc.) Act, 2015.”

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