The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, secured the conviction of one Shennaike Folagboye before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos .
Folagboye was convicted on a one-count amended charge bordering on possession of fraudulent document.
The offence is contrary to Section 320 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The count reads: “Shennaike Adejumobi Folagboye, on or about the 1st day of March 2021 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud had in your possession document titled “Google Account Personal Info” wherein you presented yourself as Wladimir Marvin, for Romance/Dating Scam printed from your email wladimirmarvin60@gmail.com which you knew to be false.”
He pleaded “guilty” to the charge.
The prosecuting counsel, Franklin Ofoma, thereafter reviewed the facts of the case and tendered in evidence, his confessional statement to the EFCC, the incriminating documents printed out from his devices and also his bank account statements. They were admitted by the Court as Exhibit 1-7.
Ofoma, therefore, urged the Court to convict and sentence him accordingly
Defence counsel, Adebayo Ishola, however, pleaded with the Court to temper justice with mercy.
“He has no criminal antecedent and has vowed not to go back to crime,” he said, noting that the defendant did not waste the time of the court.
Delivering judgement, the Judge found him guilty as charged and sentenced him to one year in prison but gave him an option of N2million as fine.
Upon release or satisfaction of the fine, he was also ordered to sign an undertaking never to engage in crime.
The trial judge also ordered the forfeiture to the Federal Government, items recovered from him, including, one HP laptop, one Samsung S10 and one Lexus G3300.
