Justice O.A. Okunuga of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, convicted and sentenced one Olalekan Bolofinde to one year imprisonment.

The convict was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on possession of fraudulent documents, an offence contrary to Section 318 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.

The count reads: “That you, Olalekan Olumide Bolofinde, on or about the 28th day of July 2022 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, has in your possession documents printed from "Google voice app" on your iPhone 11, which representation you knew or ought to have known to be false."

He pleaded "guilty" to the one-count charge.

In view of his plea, the prosecuting counsel, S.O. Daji, gave a review of the facts, detailing how intelligence report had linked the defendant to the alleged crime.

The statements of the defendant and the items recovered from him were also tendered in evidence against him by the prosecution.

Following the guilty plea of the defendant and the evidence presented before the court, the trial judge found him guilty as charged.

The defence counsel, Opeyemi Labinjo, pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy, adding that the defendant was a first-time offender.

After reviewing all the evidence and submissions of both parties, Justice Okunuga sentenced the defendant to one-year in prison, with an option of fine of N500, 000.

Items recovered from him, including iPhone 11 and HP laptop were ordered forfeited to the Federal Government.

The defendant was also ordered to sign an undertaking to be of good behaviour and never to engage in any form of economic and financial crimes.

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26 October, 2022