Lagos — An Ikeja High Court has sentenced an Advance Fee Fraud (419) kingpin, Adedeji Alumile (a.k.a Ade Bendel), to six years imprisonment for defrauding an Egyptian General, Abdel Azim Attia of over $500,000 (N65million) in 2003.
Delivering judgment on the matter, Justice Mufutau Olokooba, described the accused person's action as an international embarrassment to the nation, adding that not giving him a full weight of the law would be inappropriate.
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