A 22-year-old man, Abiola Emmanuel, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for fraud by the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja.
According to The PUNCH, the verdict which was delivered by Justice Mojisola Dada on Wednesday included an option of a fine of N20,000,000.
The defendant was charged with one count of keeping the proceeds of crime which included the sum of $38,000, an HP laptop, one Navy Blue Hublot Fission wristwatch and one diamond-encrusted Cartier Santos wristwatch.
The charge read, “That you, Abiola Emmanuel, on or about March 17, 2022, in Lagos, within the Ikeja jurisdiction of this honourable court, retained in your control the aggregate sum of $38,000, one HP Elite X2 laptop, one Navy Blue Hublot Fission wristwatch and one diamond-encrusted Cartier Santos wristwatch, being proceeds of criminal conduct, deceitfully obtained from unsuspecting members of the public.”
The offence is punishable under Section 333 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge.
The defence counsel, Z.A. Makinde, appealed to the court for mercy.
The items seized from the defendant during the arrest were identified by Michelle Wandoo, a representative of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, and they were presented as exhibits.
