The Federal High Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, has convicted six students over alleged involvement in internet fraud.
This marks the second occasion in just two days that the court has convicted six individuals for cyber fraud in the state capital.
The convicted individuals were among the 50 suspects apprehended during a sting operation conducted by the EFCC in February.
This group consisted of 48 students from Kwara State University (KWASU) and two residents of Malete.
The newly convicted individuals, Ismail Abdulbasit, Oladipo Victor, Ibrahim Oluwatosin, Ayantola Segun Samuel, Musbau Waris Atomo, and Babalola Rasaq Oluwadamilare, hail from Kogi, Kwara, and Ogun states.
The Federal High Court judge, Justice Evelyn Anyadike, sentenced the individuals to varying terms of imprisonment.
Innocent Mbachie and Charles Oni represented the Commission as prosecutors in this case. In her ruling, Justice Anyadike gave the convicts several options for fines and ordered the forfeiture of the recovered funds to the federal government as restitution.
