One Tobi Paul-Augustine has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for impersonating an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Special Offences Court handed down the judgment after the convict’s guilty plea to the charge of impersonation.
In the judgment, the judge affirmed that Tobi’s action was repulsive and undermined public confidence in the EFCC.
“Section 380 of the Criminal Law prescribes a punishment of three years imprisonment for the offence of impersonation.
“Your actions impersonating an EFCC operative severely undermine public confidence in a crucial law enforcement institution.
“In mitigation, I note that you pleaded guilty at the first opportunity, thereby saving judicial time and you cooperated with law enforcement by providing a confessional statement, and you are a first-time offender.
“Having carefully weighed these factors, I hereby sentence you to 50 per cent of the prescribed sentence: 18 months’ imprisonment,” he said.
