Justice O.A. Fadipe of the State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced one Abdulrahman Murphy Usifo to 50 hours of community service for possession of fraudulent documents.

 

 

 

Usifo was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Okotie-Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, on a one-count charge bordering on possession of fraudulent documents and cybercrimes.

 

 

 

The count reads

 

“ ABDULRAHMAN MURPHY USIFO, on or about the 27th May, 2025 in Lagos, within the Judicial Division of this Honourable Court, with a dishonest intent, had in your possession Gmail account titled “Remittance of Funds”, wherein you represented yourself as Mr. Attilio Traidi, and other related documents for an online benefit, printed from your HP-Laptop, which you knew or ought to know to be false thereby committed an offence Possession of fraudulent documents contrary to Section 320 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. “

 

 

 

 

He pleaded “guilty” to the charge preferred against him.

 

 

 

 

Following his “guilty” plea, prosecution counsel, I.G.Akhanolu reviewed the facts of the case, saying that

 

“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission received an intelligence report alleging a case of computer-related fraud against the defendant.

 

 

 

On receipt of the intelligence, the same was analyzed and found worthy of investigation.

 

 

 

The Commission carried out a surveillance to confirm the intelligence and, thereafter, carried out a sting operation at Festac Town , Lagos State , which led to the arrest of the defendant on May 27, 2025. “

 

 

 

Continuing, he told the court that “At the point of arrest, an iPhone 15 pro max and HP laptop was recovered from the defendant. The defendant was immediately taken to the Commission’s office at 7A, Okotie-Eboh Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State for an interview. Following the interview, he made voluntary statements under words of caution.’