Just In : Fake Lawyer Bags 3 Years Jail Term Over Fraud, Others In Osun
The magistrate court sitting in Osogbo, Osun state capital has sentenced, a 25-year-old fake lawyer, Ayanrinde AbdulGafar to three-year imprisonment over, fraud, impersonation, stealing and obtaining money under false pretence.
The court found him guilty to three years imprisonment on the first count charge and three years on another count charge,
The magistrate further ordered the transfer of the sum of One Hundred and Fifty-thousand naira (₦150,000), being part of the proceeds of the crime from the convict’s account to the victim’s account.
He, thereafter, directed that the Nigeria Correctional Service shall provide a facility and enabling environment for the academic advancement of the convict while in custody.
Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) made these known in a statement in Osogbo.
The command spokesperson, ASC Adeleke Kehinde, explained that “the suspect Ayanrinde AbdulGafar (male) admitted to having presented himself as a barrister of law and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) to dupe five unsuspecting members of the public of their hard-earned money.
“He also confessed to stealing an iPhone worth Four Hundred and Fifty-Five Thousand Naira (₦450,000,00).
“The conviction was secured after the suspect was arraigned at the Magistrate Court sitting at Osogbo, Osun State, where he was found guilty and sentenced to three years imprisonment on the first count charge and three years on another count charge.
“The magistrate further ordered the transfer of the sum of One Hundred and Fifty-thousand naira (₦150,000), being part of the proceeds of the crime from the convict’s account to the victim’s account while the Nigeria Correctional Service shall provide facility and enabling environment for the academic advancement of the convict while in custody.”
Commenting on the judgement, the State Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Osun State Command, CC Agboola Sunday called on parents and guardians to cater for their children and wards adequately.
He urged the youths to embark on productive ventures that add value to their lives, rather than embark on crimes and criminalities
