Yahoo Boy gets 98 years Jail Time in Benin City

Justice Adamu Hobon of the Federal High Court, Benin, on June 13, 2013 convicted and sentenced four fraudsters: Aimuamwehi Friday Osareren, Omorede Darlington, Iyokho Nosa and Agugba Chukwuemeka to One hundred and sixty years imprisonment.


The convicts were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on 18th July, 2011 and 7th December, 2011, on separate charges bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretences. While the first three convicts, (Aimuamwehi Friday Osareren, Omorede Darlington, Iyokho Nosa) were arraigned on an 11- count charge, the fourth, Agugba Chukwuemeka was prosecuted on a 2-count charge. They were however found guilty and convicted accordingly.


Justice Hobon convicted Aimuamwehi Friday Osareren on all the eleven charges and sentenced him to ninety eight years imprisonment. Omorede Darlington, and Iyokho Nosa got twenty one years jail term each. The fourth convict, Agugba Chukwuemeka who was prosecuted on a 2-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence and issuance of a dud cheque was convicted on both counts and sentenced to twenty years imprisonment. The convict is to refund seven million five hundred thousand naira (N7, 500,000.00) to the victim.

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