A Federal High Court, sitting in Osogbo, Osun state capital, Tuesday sentenced a female banker, Yetunde Iyabo Adewunmi to one-year jail term for conspiracy, aiding and abating fraud.
Adewumi, 51, who was arraigned before Justice Peter Lifu was under prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office.
The anti-graft spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.
Part of the statement reads, “Investigation conducted by officials of the Commission had revealed that the convict used her position as a staffer of a new generation bank in Ile Ife, Osun State to forge two identity cards for one Abayomi Samuel Onalaja, an internet fraudster, to enable him cash two Western Union transactions received from his foreign victims.
“She was said to have benefited N236,736 (Two Hundred and Thirty Six, Seven Hundred and Thirty Six Naira) from the illegal dealings.
“Owing to the findings, the Commission earlier filed against her a five-count charge bordering on money laundering, but later amended it to one-count after agreeing to a plea bargain option with her.
“The amended charge professed her guilty of an offence contrary to Section 27(2) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act, 2015.
“She pleaded guilty to the charge and was accordingly convicted.
“The prosecution counsel Shamusuddeen Bashir had earlier prayed the court to accept the conditions of the plea bargain which included restitution of the proceeds of the crime, and as well confirmed that the Commission had indeed received the sum.”