One Fapohunda Paul Olasunkanmi, a laundry’s man and resident of Kwara state has been sentenced to three years in prison by a High Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital.
Olasunkanmi who hails from from Ado-Ekiti in Ekiti State was handed a three years jail term over internet fraud and related offences by the presiding judge, Justice Muhammed Sani.
The 23-year-old suspect was apprehended in Ado-Ekiti by operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on April 26, 2022 with one iPhone 6, MacBook Apple Air Laptop and Mercedes CLA 250.
He was also found to be engaged in dating scam, posing to be a white man named Ethan Jones from America to defraud unsuspecting victims.
He also used fraudulent email accounts for other nefarious acts including picker through bitcoins, cashapp and gift cards.
Similarly, Olasunkanmi was found to be in control of N92million believed to be proceeds of illegal activities between August 2021 and April 2022.
Meanwhile, he has pleaded guilty to a one count charge.