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Man Sentenced For Impersonating Vice President Yemi Osinbajo On Facebook
A 44-year-old man, Eseosasere Gift Osifo, yesterday appeared before an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for alleged impersonation and fraud.
Osifo was in court for creating a Facebook account using details of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to defraud unsuspected victims.
The Prosecutor, Mr Onoche Ekwom, Principal Legal Officer, Department of State Services (DSS), told the court that the accused committed the offence between January and August before he was arrested and brought to the court.
Ekwon said the accused used the account to extort money from unsuspected victims on several occasions before he fell prey to the last victim which led to his arrest.
He said the offence contravened Sections 484 and 422 of the Criminal Code, Cap 34, Vol. 11, Laws of Osun, 2002.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of impersonation and fraud.
The Magistrate, Mrs Sodamade Fatimoh, granted the accused person bail in the sum N500,000 and two sureties in the like sum.
CC:The Nation Newspaper
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