A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, yesterday, sentenced 24-year-old Daniel Omin to two years in prison, with an option of N500,000 fine to be paid within 30 days.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had charged Omin on a two-count charge of possession of fraudulent document contrary to Sections 1(3), 6 and 8(b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act, No. 14 of 2006; and money laundering contrary to Section 332 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The convict, according to EFCC prosecutor, Ahmed Yerima, sometime in 2023 in Lagos, had in his possession fraudulent documents. He was also charged for converting and concealing the true origin of N300,000, being the proceeds of a crime.
The convict pleaded guilty to all the charges and promised to turn a new leaf.
In his judgment, Justice Ismail Ijelu sentenced him to two years imprisonment and ordered that his laptop and phone be forfeited to the Federal Government.
