Convicted internet fraudster ordered to walk around with placard written: “Internet scam brings disgrace to my myself and family” for a month



Wednesday, August 20, 2025 - Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, convicted and sentenced an internet fraudster, Alege Abdul-Lateef, to 30 days community service. 

Alege was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on fraudulently impersonating foreign nationals by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. 

Delivering judgment in the case, the judge ruled that the convict shall carry a placard with inscription: “Internet scam brings disgrace to my myself and family”. 

The Judge also ordered the EFCC and Nigerian Correctional Services, NCoS, to supervise the exercise.


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