A man identified as Olukeye Adedayo has been convicted and sentenced to 76 years’ imprisonment for internet fraud.
According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Adebayo was sentenced by Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
EFCC revealed that Adedayo was arraigned in 2024 on an 18-count charge bordering on transmission of child pornography, fraudulent impersonation, and sextortion involving the sum of ₦721,500 by its Lagos Zonal Directorate 2.
Count one reads: “That you, Olukeye Adedayo Olalekan (a.k.a hrm87, charlotte 708 and harlilott_ 716), on or about the 13th February, 2023 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, intentionally used the Instagram virtual network to create a group ” Expose Janjua Robin Nudes” to distribute child pornography and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 23(1)(C)and punishable under Section 23(1)(e) of the of Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015.”
He pleaded “not guilty” to the charges when they were read to him, thereby leading to a full trial.
During the trial that began on June 5, 2024, the prosecution counsel, Bilikisu Buhari, presented two witnesses, Wahid Hamidi, a Police Sergeant with the Serious Crime Unit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and Saidu Yakubu, an operative of the EFCC.
Buhari also presented several evidence to prove the prosecution’s case against the defendant.
While delivering the judgment, Justice Owoeye found Adebayo guilty on all 18 counts and sentenced him accordingly.
The judge sentenced him to two years’ imprisonment on counts one to four for procuring and distributing child pornography and cyberstalking; four years’ imprisonment on counts five to 14 for retention and disguising the origin of proceeds of fraud, without an option of fine; and seven years’ imprisonment on counts 15 to 18 for obtaining property under false pretences, without an option of fine.
The Commission noted that the sentences are to run concurrently, stressing that the convict bagged his imprisonment after being arrested for intentionally using the Instagram virtual network to create a group called “Expose Janjua Robin Nudes” to distribute child pornography.
It further stated that both local and international witnesses testified against him, and the court found him guilty and convicted him accordingly.
