24 Years Old Lautech Student Sentenced to 3 Years Imprisoment for Internet Fraud over $450,000

Justice Akintunde Abass yesterday at the State High Court sitting in
Ibadan, Oyo State, convicted and sentenced a young man to three years
in jail for obtaining money underwrong pretence and scam.
The young man was twenty four year old Akinluyi Akintunde who studies
Agronomy at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Akintunde was
brought to the court on March 13, 2013 to face atwo count charge from
obtaining money under false pretence. Specifically, he allegedly
obtained the sum of $450,000 from one Robert Jackson (an American) via
Western Union Money Transferunder a false pretence that he was a lady.
In his judgment, Justice Abass ordered that the sum of $450,000
recovered from the convict be returned to the victim, Robert Jackson
through the United States Consulateas restitution.
Also, he also ordered that the laptop recovered from the convict in
the course of his arrest be forfeited to the Federal Government.