Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court has convicted a 29-year-old ex-convict, Joshua Ajayi Oluwatobi, for impersonating the Dean, Students’ Affairs, University of Ilorin, Prof. Lanre Ajibade, and other citizens of the state.
His action was aimed at scamming unsuspecting students seeking to pay their school fees and hostel accommodation.
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 arraigned Oluwatobi on a four-count charge and he pleaded guilty.
Following the guilty plea entered by the defendant, counsel to the EFCC, Andrew Akoja, presented a witness, one Musa Muhmmad Sani, an operative of the EFCC, through whom he reviewed the facts of the case and presented documents to establish the culpability of the defendant in the crime.
Akoja urged the court to consider the evidence of the prosecution before it, the admittance of guilt by the defendant and convict the defendant as charged.
Delivering judgment, Justice Abdulgafar said the material evidence placed before the court has proved the prosecution’s case beyond reasonable doubt.
The judge pronounced Joshua guilty and sentenced him to seven years imprisonment on each count, to run concurrently.
The court also ordered the convict to make restitution to his victims.
