Bet9ja: Court sentences mother, son to 7 years imprisonment
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured a conviction of a woman identified as Oluwayemisi Samuel and Joshua Samuel, her son, before the Kaduna State High Court on separate count charges, each bordering on false information.
The EFCC, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said Oluwayemisi and Joshua squandered the sum of N5.6 million on sports betting and caused a false petition to be sent to the EFCC, alleging that the money was fraudulently withdrawn from their Opay account to a sports betting account by an unknown individual without their authorisation.
The mother and child pleaded guilty to the charges.
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Prosecution counsel, N. Salele in view of their pleas, urged the court to convict them accordingly.
Justice A. A Bello, in his ruling, convicted and sentenced both defendants to 7 years imprisonment with an option of N150,000 fine each.
