Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted 10 internet fraudsters linked to a sting operation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at a hotel within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) complex in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The convicts, among 93 suspects arrested during the raid, were charged with offences ranging from obtaining money under false pretence, impersonation, identity theft, to romance scams, contrary to the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015, and the EFCC Act, 2004. During proceedings, EFCC investigators presented incriminating evidence,…
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