Category Name | Corruption |
Source of News | efccnigeria.org |
Date of New | 2025-03-25 |
News Headline | Court Jails BDC Operator, Internet Fraudster in Ilorin |
Name of Reporter | EFCC |
Name of Victim | Mark Dewitt |
Age | 0 |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | |
Type of Matter | Corruption |
Complain Office | EFCC |
Crime Address | Ilorin |
Crime State | Kwara |
Crime Local Govt Area | Not Available |
Crime City | Ilorin |
Geo-Political Zone | NORTH-CENTRAL |
Crime Date | 2023-09-16 |
Alleged Offence | 1-count charge of cybercrime-related offences |
Section of the Law | 22 (2) and 22 (2) (b)(iv), Cybercrime Act, 2015 |
Crime Motivation | |
Type of Sector | Private |
Alleged Crime Organization | Individual |
Organization Category | Love relationship pretense |
Crime Sector | Individual |
Type of Crime | Cybercrime/fraud |
Item Description | Foreign currency amount (US Dollars) (Instrument of crime - iPhone 6s Plus) |
Quantity | 0 |
No of Deaths(SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS) | 0 |
General Remark | Non-custodial (community service) |
Perpetrators Destination | |
No of Victims | 1 |
Prosecuting Agency | EFCC |
Arraignment Date | 2025-03-25 |
Court | Federal High Court |
Court Address: State | Kwara |
Court Address: Town | Ilorin |
Name of Judge | Justice Abimbola Awogboro |
Prosecting Counsel | Aliyu Adebayo and Andrew Akoja |
Defense Counsel | |
No of Persons Being Prosecuted | 1 |
Status of Matter | Sentenced to 200 hours community service with 5 hours per day and also forfeited a phone and $70 to Fed. Govt. |
No of Deaths(CIVILIAN) | 0 |
No of Persons Jailed | 0 |
Forfeited Assets | 1 |
Amount Forfeited | 70 |
Alleged Ransom Demanded | 0 |
Alleged Ransom Paid | 70 |
Conviction Date | 2025-03-25 |
Details | Source |