A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on Tuesday sentenced an internet fraudster, Temitope Charles, to 35 years in prison without an option of fine. Abdulgafar directed that the prison sentence should run concurrently. Earlier, Defence Counsel, A.B Bakare, had urged the judge to temper justice with mercy, saying that his client was a first time offender. Prosecuting Counsel, Sessan Ola, opposed to the request and asked the court to sentence the convict according to the provisions of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act. Charles was allegedly caught with some documents indicating that he wanted to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.

Source: The Guardian June 25, 2019 13:52 UTC