A Federal High Court, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced an Edo State born-internet fraudster popularly called Yahoo boy, Fatayi Musa Inu-Umoru, for conspiracy, identity theft/impersonation and unlawful possession of illicit properties.
Fatayi Musa Inu-Umoru, who is also known as Amanosi Musa Fatayi, was convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment by Justice Daniel Osiagor, after he pleaded guilty to a two-count charge made against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
EFCC had initially charged the convicted yahoo boy on 12 counts charge, but based on a plea bargain agreement entered into, he was arraigned on two out of the 12 counts charge.
Based on his guilty plea, the judge convicted and sentenced to six months on each of the counts and awarded a fine option of N100,000 each.
Both the jail-term and the fine option bargain agreement, the judge ordered to run concurrently.
While the parts of the plea bargain agreement, was the forfeiture of A Unit of fully detached four bedroom duplex known as Block E, plot 6(B) in Favoured Heights Estates in Lekki, Lagos, a Mercedes Benz G63 Year 2019 worth N160 million, among others.
Arraigning the convicted yahoo boy, prosecutor, Barrister Bilikisu Buhari-Bala, informed the court that the convict and one Uche Musa Inu-Umoru, now at large, committed the between March 2023 and July 2025 in Lagos State.
The EFCC lawyer informed the court that the illegal act of the convict was contrary to Section 18(2)(a) and punishable under section 18 (3) Of the of Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
The charges preferred against the convicted yahoo-boy prior to the plea bargain agreement read: “That you FATAYI MUSA INU-UMORU a.ka Amanosi Musa Fatayi, and Uche Musa Inu-Umoru (at large), on or about the 20th of March 2023 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, conspired to indirectly disguise part of the origin of FATAYI MUSA INU-UMORU a.ka Amanosi Musa Fatayi’s illict gain accrued from his unlawful act, to A Unit of fully detached four bedroom duplex known as Block E, plot 6(B) in Favoured Heights Estates, Lekki, Lagos, which property forms part of the proceeds of your unlawful activity to wit: impersonation, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 21, 18(2)(a) and punishable under section 18 (3) of the of Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
“That you Fatayi Musa Inu-Umoru a.ka Amanosi Musa Fatayi, and Uche Musa Inu-Umoru (at large), on or about the 4th July 2023, in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, indirectly disguised part of the origin of your illicit gain accrued from your unlawful act, to A Mercedes Benz G63 Year 2019 worth N160, 000, 000.00 (One Hundred and Sixty Million naira), which property forms part of the proceeds of your unlawful activity to wit: Impersonation, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(2)(a) and punishable under section 18 (3) of the of Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
“That you, Fatayi Musa Inu-umoru a.k.a Amanosi Musa Fatayi, sometime in July 2025 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently impersonated one Diana LEE, a white female, by holding yourself out as such, with the intent to gain advantage for your employer and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 22(2)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act, 2015.”
