Justice Babs Kwuemi of the Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, convicted and sentenced one Adelanke Adesola Abiodun (a.k.a. Richard Lopez/ Walker Fabian Gregory) to 18-months imprisonment for impersonation.
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The 25-year-old who claimed to be an Accounting graduate from Ekiti State University was a sales representative with a private company when he was arrested by the Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Crime Commission, EFCC, for internet fraud, the agency said in a statement.Â
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He pleaded guilty to one count amended charge preferred against him and convicted and sentenced to 18-months imprisonment.
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Justice Kwuemi, the presiding judge also gave a consequential order that he restitutes to his victim, one Frida Thorsdottir the sum of $1,500 (One Thousand Five Hundred United States of American Dollars), through the EFCC.
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He is also to forfeit one iPad and Nokia Torch to the Federal Government of Nigeria, EFCC said.