Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of a Federal High Court, Ibadan, on Thursday sentenced one Bayo Mafo to three years’ imprisonment for impersonating a customs officer and obtaining money under false pretenses.
Ayo-Emmanuel said that he convicted and sentenced Mafo based on overwhelming evidence against him.
“I am convinced that prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the offences levelled against him because he is unable to justify his actions.
“Therefore, to serve as warning to others who think they can continue to reap where they did not sow, the defendant is hereby sentenced to one and half years’ imprisonment for each of the two offences.
“The sentences are, however, to run concurrently,” the judge said.
Earlier, counsel to the Nigeria Customs Board, Oyo/Osun Command, Mr Musa Onimisi, said that Mafo committed the crimes in 2017 in Ibadan and in Ondo State.
According to him, Mafo has some customs kits with which he…
