Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos, yesterday ordered an internet fraudster (aka yahoo yahoo boy), Abraham Sunday, to pay N100,000 or risk spending one year in jail. .

Taiwo gave the order while delivering judgement against Sunday after he exploited the opportunity of a plea bargain agreement with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The convict had pleaded guilty to a two-count of obtaining money by false pretence and possession of fraudulent documents. While delivering the judgement, the judge held that the sentence was to send a message to other youths. .

Buhari told the court that Sunday defrauded an American lady, Marlene, who he met on a social media network, Interpal. The prosecutor said that Sunday, who used the name Raymond Dondmond, defrauded Marlene on the claims of being an American citizen who deals in export of solid minerals. He said: “Sunday forged the driver’s licence of Texas to convince Marlene of his citizenship.” Meanwhile, in his statement to the EFCC, Sunday said Marlene sent money to him through the Western Union. .

The convict added that he communicated with Marlene through WhatsApp with a white man’s picture on his DP. He said: “Marlene has sent me $300 and $280 to support me when I told her I was stuck in Nigeria.