A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced one Abdulrahman Murphy Usifo to 50 hours of community service for possession of fraudulent documents linked to cybercrime activities.
Justice O.A. Fadipe delivered the judgment on Thursday after Usifo pleaded guilty to a one-count charge brought against him by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
According to the charge, Usifo was found with fraudulent documents, including a Gmail account titled “Remittance of Funds,” through which he impersonated one Mr. Attilio Traidi to engage in online scams. The offence, committed on May 27, 2025, violated Section 320 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Prosecution counsel I.G. Akhanolu told the court that the EFCC had acted on intelligence alleging computer-related fraud and arrested Usifo during a sting operation in Festac Town, Lagos. Items recovered included an iPhone 15 Pro Max and an HP laptop, which a forensic analysis confirmed contained fraudulent documents and false representations.
In his extra-judicial statement, Usifo admitted to impersonating Traidi and fraudulently obtaining $500. He also restituted N500,000 to the government through a bank draft.
Justice Fadipe accepted the tendered exhibits—including the devices, bank draft, and statements—and convicted Usifo. In addition to the 50 hours of community service to be supervised by a correctional center, the court ordered that his name be entered into the Public Offenders Register.
He was also mandated to sign an undertaking with the EFCC not to engage in any financial crime within or outside Nigeria. The court further ordered the forfeiture of his mobile phone, laptop, and bank draft to the Federal Government.
