A federal high court in Osogbo has convicted five persons for defrauding the immediate past Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Timothy Owoeye, N38 million in 2018.
The defendants in the case, Kazeem Agbabiaka, Femi Oyebode, Babatunde Oluajo, Adebiyi Kehinde Oseni, Oyebanji Oyeniyi and Rasheed Ojonla were facing a 5-count charge before the court, bordering on conspiracy to defraud, obtaining under false pretence, public ridicule and cyber crime.
Delivering his judgement on Tuesday, Justice Emmanuel Ayoola described the convicted as a web of syndicates who did not deserve to be in the society without a reform thereby sentencing the five of them who were found guilty and convicted to five years imprisonment each.
The 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th defendants, Kazeem Agbabiaka, Femi Oyebode, and Babatunde Oluajo respectively were convicted and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment having been found guilty of the 1st and 2nd count charge.
He however discharged and acquitted the 7th defendant, Ismaila Azeez, on the count charge bordering on cyberbullying while Kehinde Oseni was found guilty of the same charge and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment.
