COURT SENTENCE FAKE AUTO DEALER TO SIX MONTHS IMPRISONMENT

The charge reads: That you, Soladoye Taofeek, in the year 2017 at Ibadan, Oyo State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court by means of fraudulent tricks that you are into auto buying and selling, obtained various sums of money from your victims (Jane and John Doe) and thereby committed an offence.

Penpushing further reports that,   the charge sheet, explained that  the offence was contrary to Section 421 of the Criminal Code Law CAP 38, Laws of Oyo State, 2000 and punishable under the same section.

The statement by the commission said, Taofeek pleaded guilty to the charge when his offence was read to him, and his ‘guilty’ plea was in tandem with the terms of a plea bargain arrangement initiated by his lawyer and agreed to by the two parties.

Penpushing also reports that, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) prosecution counsel, Ifeanyi Agwu, urged the court to convict him accordingly, after taking the plea,

The court also ordered that convict, to restitute a sum of $3,000 USD to his victims and will equally forfeit to the Federal Government of Nigeria one IPhone X and one Silver Hp Laptop.