Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced an undergraduate of Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University, Malaysia: Hope Olusegun Aroke to twenty-four years imprisonment for his involvement in an internet scam that fetched him Four Thousand riaait ( N25,000,000).
Aroke, 25, was arraigned before Justice Okunnu on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence; cheque cloning, wire transfer and forgery. The court found him guilty of the two charges and was sentenced to twelve years imprisonment on each of the two counts.
Troubles came for Aroke when an anonymous petitioner wrote to the EFCC alleging that the Kogi state-born undergraduate was involved in sundry fraudulent activities on the internet. The EFCC swung into action and investigated the internet dealings of Aroke.
Investigations showed that he was involved in several romance scam that fetched him a total sum of 4,000 riaait( Malaysian currency). Aroke admitted sending the money to Nigeria through one Angela, who later helped him deposit its naira equivalent, N25, 000,00( Twenty-five million Naira only), in a new generation bank.
Upon his arrest, two exotic cars valued at N23,000,000( Twenty-three million naira) were recovered from him.
Justice Okunnu ruled that the sentence should run concurrently. Meanwhile, Aroke has two other matters yet undecided before
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Posted: at 25-01-2016 08:38 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
mickeytoy at 25-01-2016 11:31 PM (8 years ago) (m)
Poster, why u dey lie na... which one be riaait or dis guy offend u before? No be ringgit dem dey spend for Malay ni?? how 4k come talk enter 25M, when 1ringgit is #53, u must be a liar and a joker... Naijapals, when all lies turn news for here sef?? All in the name of news, una go dey copy premium times nonsense Make una take time...
Posted: at 25-01-2016 11:31 PM (8 years ago) | Newbie
mickeytoy at 25-01-2016 11:31 PM (8 years ago) (m)
Poster, why u dey lie na... which one be riaait or dis guy offend u before? No be ringgit dem dey spend for Malay ni?? how 4k come talk enter 25M, when 1ringgit is #53, u must be a liar and a joker... Naijapals, when all lies turn news for here sef?? All in the name of news, una go dey copy premium times nonsense Make una take time...
Posted: at 25-01-2016 11:31 PM (8 years ago) | Newbie
why u dey lie na... which one be riaait or dis guy offend u before? No be ringgit dem dey spend for Malay ni?? how 4k come talk enter 25M, when 1ringgit is #53, u must be a liar and a joker... Naijapals, when all lies turn news for here sef?? All in the name of news, una go dey copy premium times nonsense Make una take time...
Posted: at 26-01-2016 07:30 AM (8 years ago) | Hero
Hmmmmmm na wa o but wen will they send d politicians in APC and PDP to jail. It's a two way thing not only PDP and dis poor boys who are jt hungry to do anything to eat.
Posted: at 26-01-2016 11:41 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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