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EFCC Secures Conviction of Fake Loverboy

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Ilorin Zonal Office has secured the conviction of Ogundele Adeseye, 24, who was re-arraigned on a one-count amended charge bordering on internet fraud. He was convicted by Justice Babangana Ashigar of a Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, on April 10, 2019 after he pleaded "guilty" to the charge, following a plea bargain agreement. He was previously arraigned on a five-count charge, which was later amended to one count after plea bargain agreement was reached. The charge reads: "That you, Ogundele Adeseye, sometimes in July 2018…