Oyo state corps member jailed for internet fraud

One Adetuberu Christopher Adetoyese, a corps member currently serving in Ogbomosho, Oyo state has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for internet-related fraud charges by a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin.

The corps member was arraigned before the court on Thursday, August 11, by the llorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following his arrest at the Ogele area of Eyenkorin, Ilorin.

Adetoyese was found guilty of the two count charges levied against him by the EFCC and handed a two-year jail term by the presiding judge, Ibrahim Yusuf, with an option of a fine of N200,000.

During the course of the investigation, he revealed that he ventured into ‘Yahoo Yahoo Business’ in 2016 and had among other things built a house with the proceeds of the illegal activities.