The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, secured the conviction of two internet fraudsters, AbdulAfeez Oluyide Olaitan and Agbo Victor Ikechukwu, at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos.
Olaitan and Ikechukwu were arraigned before Justices Yellim Bogoro and Dehinde Dipeolu on separate one-count charges for fraudulently impersonating foreign nationals via social media platforms.
One of the charges against Olaitan reads:
“That you, ABDULAFEEZ OLUYIDE OLAITAN (AKA TERRY GRIFFIN), sometime in 2025, at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to gain advantage for yourself, did fraudulently impersonate one ‘Terry Griffin,’ a white male Asian from Japan, by holding yourself out as such to unsuspecting victims via a fraudulent profile on the Facebook mobile application—thereby committing an offence contrary to Section 22(2)(b) and punishable under Section 22(2)(iv) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015.”
Both defendants pleaded guilty to their charges.
Prosecuting counsel C.C. Okezie and B.M. Isah presented their extrajudicial statements, fraudulent documents retrieved from their digital devices, and evidence of restitution made by Olaitan. These were all admitted as exhibits by the court.
Justice Yellim Bogoro sentenced Olaitan to one year in prison, with an option of a ₦500,000 fine. Justice Dipeolu sentenced Ikechukwu to three months imprisonment or a ₦250,000 fine.
In addition, Olaitan’s devices, ₦300,000 in restitution, and a Bitcoin wallet valued at $2,600 were ordered forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The arrests and subsequent convictions stem from EFCC investigations into online scams targeting unsuspecting victims through impersonation and deceit.
