Nigerian teenager convicted for defrauding American man of $800.
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The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced an 18-year-old man, Hassan Usman Olamilekan, for money laundering involving $800 obtained through a lottery scam.
Justice Dipeolu delivered the judgment on October 30, 2026, following Olamilekan’s arraignment by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Olamilekan was arraigned on a one-count charge of money laundering, contrary to Section 18(2)(a) and punishable under Section 18(3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge, after which an EFCC operative, Ebuka Abanga, reviewed the facts of the case before the court found him guilty. Justice Dipeolu sentenced him to a fine of N200,000 and ordered him to pay N1 million in restitution to the Federal Government. The court further ordered that he remains in the correctional centre pending payment of the fine and restitution.
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