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| Akintude Vincent Abiodun |
Akintunde Vincent Abiodun, a.k.a. Christopher Williams, on friday was arrested by the EFCC, convicted and sentenced by a Lagos Highcourt, in Ipaye , Ikeja, Lagos.
The 37-year-old was summoned on 23 January, 2017 on a corrected 12-tally charge of stealing and forgery to the tune of N7, 806, 093.
Abiodun’s stroll to imprison started after he introduced himself as Christopher Williams to his casualty, D. Bonni, whom he met on a dating website on the Internet.
The convict, as a component of his traps, had advised to Bonni that he acquired gemstones worth $18, 050,000 from his late father in the United Kingdom.
He likewise fashioned an American identification with which he persuaded his casualty of his implied nationality.
Thusly, the convict deceptively got different totals of cash, at various circumstances, from his casualty.
When he was summoned, he argued not liable to the charges when they were perused to him, in this way setting the phase for his trial.
The indictment direct, Ola Sesan, offered a few records that were conceded in confirmation and introduced witnesses who affirmed against the denounced.
In perspective of this, the convict later documented an application for supplication haggling under the steady gaze of the court.
Conveying his judgment on Friday, Justice Ipaye, found the convict blameworthy and imprisoned him three years each on tallies 1 to 11 of stealing.
The convict was additionally discovered liable and imprisoned three years each on tally 12 of forgery.
The sentences are to run independently from the date of arraignment.
Source: Vanguardng
