Lagos court sentences man to 76 years imprisonment for fraud, money laundering and child p0rnography

A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State, has convicted and sentenced one Olukeye Adedayo Olalekan to 76 years imprisonment for fr...

A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State, has convicted and sentenced one Olukeye Adedayo Olalekan to 76 years imprisonment for fraud, s3xtortion, money laundering and child p0rnography. Justice Alexander Owoeye handed down the sentencing on Thursday, June 19, 2025 after finding Olalekan guilty of the offences. Adedayo was arraigned sometime in 2024 on an 18-count charge bordering on transmission of child p0rnography, fraudulent impersonation, and sextortion to the tune of N721,500.00 (Seven Hundred and Twenty One Thousand, Five Hundred Naira ) by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Count one reads: That you, Olukeye Adedayo Olalekan (a.k.a hrm87, charlotte 708 and harlilott_ 716), on or about the 13th February, 2023 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, intentionally used the Instagram virtual network to create a group " Expose Janjua Robin Nudes" to distribute child p0rnography and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 23(1)(C)and punishable under Section 23(1)(e) of the of Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015. He pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to him, thereby leading to his full trial. During the trial that began on June 5, 2024, the prosecution counsel, Bilikisu Buhari, presented two witnesses, Wahid Hamidi, a Police Sergeant with the Serious Crime Unit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, RCMP, and Saidu Yakubu, an operative of the EFCC. Buhari also presented several evidence to prove the prosecutions case against the defendant. According to the prosecution, the case drew international attention after the British Columbia Serious Crime Unit in Canada launched an investigation into the death of 14-year-old Robin Janjus, who was found dead in his home.The prosecution said forensic analysis of the victims mobile phone led Canadian authorities to social media accounts operated by the defendant.Further investigation, including an undercover operation, revealed that Olalekan had pretended to be a female from North Carolina, using platforms such as Snapchat and Instagram to lure victims.He was found to have solicited and obtained property under false pretences, threatened to disseminate nude images of minors, and conducted multiple fraudulent transactions involving cryptocurrency and gift cards.After reviewing the evidence, the court found Olalekan guilty on all 18 counts and sentenced him, accordingly, resulting in a cumulative 76-year prison term. The sentences are to run concurrently. The convict bagged his imprisonment when he was arrested for intentionally using the Instagram virtual network to create a group " Expose Janjua Robin Nudes" to distribute child pornography. Local and international witnesses testified against him and the court found him guilty and convicted him accordingly.