25 year old student bags 24 years jail term over N25m Fraud

chika ebuzor

January 26, 2016 3:47 AM

Hope Olusegun Aroke, who schools in Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University, Malaysia, was sentenced by Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court.

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The spokesman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed that a 25 year old Nigerian student, Hope Olusegun Aroke, has been jailed for 24 years over a N25m Internet scam.

According to The Guardian, Uwujaren said “the court found him guilty of the two charges and was sentenced to twelve years imprisonment on each of the two counts. The sentences are to run concurrently.”

He also said “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 riyadh (Malaysian currency).

"Aroke admitted sending the money to Nigeria through one Angela, who later helped him deposit its naira equivalent, N25 million, in a new generation bank.”

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Hope Olusegun Aroke, who schools in Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University, Malaysia, was sentenced by Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court.

chika ebuzor