A Nigerian student schooling in Malaysia, Hope
Olusegun Aroke, has been jailed 24 years for a
N25 million internet scam.
Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos State High
Court, sitting in Ikeja convicted and sentenced
the 25-year old undergraduate of Kuala
Lumpur Metropolitan University, Malaysia,
based on the information provide to information
from the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC).
Aroke was arraigned before Justice Okunnu on
a two-count charge bordering on obtaining
money by false pretence; cheque cloning, wire
transfer and forgery. Spokesman to the EFCC,
Wilson 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 sentence are to run concurrently.
“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
40,000 ringgit ( 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”, Uwujaren said, adding
that two exotic cars were found in his
possession at the time of arrest. They are both
worth N23 million .
Aside his conviction, Aroke is said to still have
two other matters yet undecided before Justice
B. Idris of the Federal High Court Lagos
Olusegun Aroke, has been jailed 24 years for a
N25 million internet scam.
Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos State High
Court, sitting in Ikeja convicted and sentenced
the 25-year old undergraduate of Kuala
Lumpur Metropolitan University, Malaysia,
based on the information provide to information
from the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC).
Aroke was arraigned before Justice Okunnu on
a two-count charge bordering on obtaining
money by false pretence; cheque cloning, wire
transfer and forgery. Spokesman to the EFCC,
Wilson 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 sentence are to run concurrently.
“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
40,000 ringgit ( 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”, Uwujaren said, adding
that two exotic cars were found in his
possession at the time of arrest. They are both
worth N23 million .
Aside his conviction, Aroke is said to still have
two other matters yet undecided before Justice
B. Idris of the Federal High Court Lagos
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