A 51 year-old female banker, Yetunde Iyabo Adewunmi, has been
sentenced to one year imprisonment for conspiracy, aiding and
abating fraud.
A statement signed by the Head, Media & Publicity of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wilson Uwujaren,
Adewunmi confirmed that the sentence was given on Tuesday, October
8, 2019.
She was convicted of one-count instituted against her by the
EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, before Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal
High Court 2, sitting in Osogbo, Osun State.
Investigation conducted by officials of the Commission had
revealed that the Adewunmi 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 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.
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