{"id":45265,"date":"2021-07-02T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T08:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=45265"},"modified":"2021-07-02T08:00:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T08:00:33","slug":"court-convicts-two-students-for-love-scam-in-kwara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=45265","title":{"rendered":"Court convicts two students for love scam in Kwara"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, on Thursday, sentenced an undergraduate student of University of Ilorin, Ganiyy Rasaq Olarewaju, to one month imprisonment for a love scam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The judge also sentenced an Ordinary National Diploma (ND) II student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Olakunle Adebisi, to a six-month jail sentence for the same reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the duo on June 28 on a separate one-count charge of fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They both pleaded guilty to the charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following their pleas, the EFCC<\/a> counsel, Sesan Ola called two witnesses \u2013 Dagogo Urowayino and Shetima Yusuf against Rasak and Adebisi, respectively to review the facts of the cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two witnesses told the court how the defendants were arrested and tendered several fraudulent messages printed from their emails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The documents and the defendants\u2019 phones were later admitted in evidence, following which the judge adjourned until Thursday for judgment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justice Abdulgafar, who relied on the evidence placed before the court, the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses and the plea of the defendants, pronounced them guilty and sentenced them accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He sentenced Adebisi to six months and Olanrewaju to one-month jail terms respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are expected to serve the sentences at the Mandala Correctional Centre, Ilorin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the judge allowed the suspension of the sentencing for the two convicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to him, Adebisi will commence his term two years after graduation from the Kwara State Polytechnic, while Olanrewaju prison term will commence after one year after graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sentence is without an option of fine for the two convicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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