Lagos Court Jails 18-Year-Old Suspect over $800 Gift Card Fraud

Lagos court jails 18-year-old suspect over $800 gift card fraud

An 18-year-old suspected internet fraudster, Hassan Usman Olamilekan, has been convicted and sentenced by a Federal High Court in Lagos for laundering $800 obtained through a gift card scam involving a United States citizen. Justice Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, handed down the judgment on October 30, 2026, after Olamilekan pleaded […] Lagos court jails 18-year-old suspect over $800 gift card fraud

Lagos Court Convicts 18-Year-Old Applewood Estate Suspect For $800 Gift Card Fraud

The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced an 18-year-old suspected internet fraudster, Hassan Usman Olamilekan, arrested during an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raid on Applewood Estate, Orchid Road, Lekki, over a gift card fraud scheme involving a United States citizen.

Court Jails Applewood Estate Suspect For Gift Card Fraud in Lagos

Justice Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on October 30, 2026, convicted and sentenced one Hassan Usman Olamilekan for offences bordering on money laundering. Olamilekan was convicted following his arraignment by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a...

Lagos teenager who transferred fraud money to grandmother jailed

EFCC told the court that investigations revealed that Olamilekan, 18, who claimed to hail from the Republic of Benin but was born in Nigeria, was involved in lottery scams and operated several social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Zangi and iMessage.

18-Year-Old Applewood Estate Suspect Jailed for Gift Card Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of an 18-year-old suspected internet fraudster, Hassan Usman Olamilekan, for money laundering involving $800 in gift cards. Olamilekan was convicted and sentenced on October 30, 2026, by Justice Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, following his arraignment by the EFCC’s […]

EFCC Jails 18-Year-Old Applewood Estate Suspect for Gift Card Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of an 18-year-old suspected internet fraudster, Hassan Usman Olamilekan, for money laundering involving $800 in gift cards. Olamilekan was convicted and sentenced on October 30, 2026, by Justice Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, following his arraignment by the EFCC’s […]