Barber to forfeit two iPhones to FG
An Ibadan High Court on Wednesday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to sell two iPhones belonging to a 22-year-old barber, Lamidi Qudus and the proceeds be paid into federal government coffers.
Delivering judgment, Justice Sherifat Adeyemi, also ordered the convict to pay $472 (about N193,048) to the federal government.
The court also sentenced Mr Qudus to one month of community service for defrauding an American Charlie Anderson of $472.92.
She advised the convict who claimed to be a barber to shun criminal acts and engage in meaningful activities.
Earlier, the EFCC counsel Benedict Ubi, informed the court that the convict on November 17, 2020, obtained, under false pretence, the sum of $472.92 through gift cards from Anderson.
Mr Ubi said the convict pretended to be a 32-year-old American female that was in love with Anderson and ready to marry him.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened the provisions Section 419 of the Criminal Code, Law of Oyo State, 2000.
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