Man Bags 76 Years Imprisonment for Internet Fraud

Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, June 19, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Olukeye Adedayo to 76 years imprisonment.

Adedayo was arraigned sometime in 2024 on an 18-count charge bordering on transmission of child pornography, fraudulent impersonation, and sextortion to the tune of N721,500.00 (Seven Hundred and Twenty One Thousand, Five Hundred Naira ) by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Count one reads: “That you, Olukeye Adedayo Olalekan (a.k.a hrm87, charlotte 708 and harlilott_ 716), on or about the 13th February, 2023  in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, intentionally used the Instagram virtual network to create a group ” Expose Janjua Robin Nudes” to distribute child pornography and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 23(1)(C)and punishable under Section 23(1)(e) of the of Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015”.

He pleaded “not guilty” to the charges when they were read to him, thereby leading to his full trial.

During the trial that began on June 5, 2024, the prosecution counsel, Bilikisu Buhari, presented two witnesses, Wahid Hamidi, a Police Sergeant with the Serious Crime Unit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, RCMP, and Saidu Yakubu, an operative of the EFCC.

Buhari also presented several evidence to prove the prosecution’s case against the defendant.

Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice Owoeye found Olukeye guilty of the 18 counts and sentenced him accordingly.

The Judge sentenced him to two years imprisonment on counts one to four of procuring, distributing of child pornography and cyberstalking; four years imprisonment on counts five to 14 of retention and disguising the origin of proceeds of fraud, without an option of fine; seven years imprisonment on counts 15 to 18 of obtaining property under false pretences, without an option of fine.

The sentences are to run concurrently.

The convict bagged his imprisonment when he was arrested for intentionally using the Instagram virtual network to create a group ” Expose Janjua Robin Nudes” to distribute child pornography.  Local and international witnesses testified against him and the court found him guilty and convicted him accordingly.