The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arraigned a 24-yr-old undergraduate student of Kwara State University, Malete, Bashir Abdulbasit, before Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of a Kwara State High Court, Ilorin on two count charges bordering on internet fraud and related offences.
The first count charge reads, “That you, Basher Abdulbasit (aka Sandra West) sometime in May 2017 at Ilorin, Kwara State within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court attempted to cheat by personation, by pretending to be Sandra West, a female Caucasian with a gmail account; Sandrawesth074@gmail.com and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 95 and 321 of the Penal Code Law and punishable under Section 324 of the same law.”
The second reads, “That you, Bashir Abdulbasit (aka Robert Author Williams) sometime in June, 2019 at Ilorin, Kwara State within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court attempted to cheat by personation, by pretending to be Robert Author Williams, a male Caucasian with a gmail account; bigdaddywilliams074@gmail and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 95 and 321 of the Penal Code Law and punishable under Section 324 of the same law.”
The accused person pleaded guilty to the charges.
Justice Mahmood adjourned the case till October 6, for judgement.
