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The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday sentenced Mrs Damilola Ahmed Adeyeri and her son, Alaba Kareem Adeyeri, to 12 years’ imprisonment each for duping an American of $82,570.

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke convicted the duo following their plea of guilty to four counts of “fraudulent trick business email compromise” during their arraignment on Tuesday.

He sentenced each defendant to three years’ imprisonment on each of the four counts filed against them by EFCC. The judge said the sentences would run concurrently.

This means Mrs Adeyeri and her son will spend a maximum of only three years in correctional services custody.

EFCC counsel, Bilikisu Buhari, told the court that mother and son conspired with one Kareem Russell, still at large, to defraud the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of American Cranes Manufacturing Company.

Buhari also called an EFCC investigator, Idi Musa as witness. They committed the offence in June 2017 and were arrested on September 6, 2019.

Musa testified that sometime in April 2019, the commission received a petition from FBI, stating that the official email address of American Cranes Manufacturing Company was hacked and the sum of $82, 570 was lost to the fraudsters.

Idi said Damilola was arrested on September 6, 2019, after which his mother was apprehended when she went to withdraw money from the bank upon hearing that EFCC was investigating her son.

She purchased properties in the name of her son with the money made from the fraud. The prosecutor said Mrs Adeyeri and her son carried out the fraud by “dishonestly representing yourselves as the CEO of American Cranes Manufacturing Company and thereafter you sent an email from [email protected] with intent to gain advantage to yourselves.”

https://thenationonlineng.net/woman-son-jailed-12-years-for-duping-american-of-82570-2/amp/

Inside life! A failed parent.

Mother & Son's Nig Ltd.

The foundation of the failure of the Nigerian state is found at the family level.

When you have decadent parents you have even more decadent offsprings with the society at large being the greatest loser.

When I see parents who encourage their children to indulge in fraudulent activities there's only one conclusion, we ve lost our morals in this part of the world.

Even churches encourage fraud all because of seed and tithes.

Bad act

Have efcc returned the money to the american firm or individual. 3yrs for each of the four count charge. the judge said it will run concurrently. Meaning they will spend 3years. I heard prison days are counted 12hourly. so in normal counting it will be 1yr 6months. Am i right? abeg someone help me out. That judge attended tanko grammar schøol.

Since april 2019? And na now case finish??

Our judiciary only favors the rich in this country

Yes, Mother and son should be thrown into jail, but remind me how many years Bode George, or Orji Uzo Kalu got for their own cases?

If person wan thief for this country, thief well.

Meanwhile, let her breastfeed her son in jail. Stupid mother and Odè son

the mother should be ashame of herself .she should one advising d boy to stay away not d other way round

It has been done. No need of critisising or raining more abusive languages on them. let them go and pay for their crimes.

$82k dollars na big money ooo, almost 28milla

All those yahoo guys wey dey hammer 30 milla, I wonder how they do it

Marlian mother

The article clearly stated 3 years concurrently on the 4 charges yet the op says 12 years. Anyway fraud money no be am

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Mumu Son of a Stupid Mother.. Train a child in the way that is right,instead his mother trained this one to become a fraudster and she became his picker /investor

He is still walking with his hand in his pocket,instead of him to be crying and rolling on the floor.. ..

With his long bear bear..

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@officialefcc need to look at phone compromise and Server compromise when they finish with Business Email compromise....I guess impersonation follows all of them.

What about the money,who is in possession
of the cash?

After 12yrs jail term you get $82k
a lot of Nigerians will gladly go to
jail and come out big like nothing
happened.

interesting

scribble:
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They are a disgrace to good Yoruba people and I am sure they lost value and and respect among their family and community.

The quest for money sha



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izzou:


Our judiciary only favors the rich in this country

Yes, Mother and son should be thrown into jail, but remind me how many years Bode George, or Orji Uzo Kalu got for their own cases?

If person wan thief for this country, thief well.

Meanwhile, let her breastfeed her son in jail. Stupid mother and Odè son

Actually Bode George did not commit any crime and the Supreme Court (rightly) overturned his conviction.

voltron14:
The foundation of the failure of the Nigerian state is found at the family level.

When you have decadent parents you have even more decadent offsprings with the society at large being the greatest loser.

Well said instead of everyone shouting leadership anyhow like lost souls.

Are we this useless...?

Wonderful wetin Oba no go see for Yoruba land

Bad parents are responsible for 98% of society's problems.

Blame it on Amotekun!

Ok

kai

"Buhari also called an EFCC investigator, Idi Musa as witness"

Buhari well done

This is good if they can still forfeit most of the loot. Mother and son is a rear combination in fraud or stealing.

Kendumazy:
Inside life! A failed parent.

no be efcc dem go commot