{"id":41083,"date":"2020-06-30T11:03:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T10:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=41083"},"modified":"2020-06-30T11:03:51","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T10:03:51","slug":"cashnation-boss-kashy-arrested-for-internet-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/cashnation-boss-kashy-arrested-for-internet-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"CashNation Boss, \u2018Kashy\u2019 Arrested For Internet Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Babatunde Oyerinde Abiodun, the owner of CashNation Enterprise Ltd., a music record label, has been arrested at his residence in Lekki Conservative Estate, Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>Abidoun was nabbed by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) for alleged involvement in cyber crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Head, Media and Publicity, Mr Dele Oyewale said in Abujat hat his arrest followed intelligence gathered overtime about his suspicious lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>Abiodun, who shuttles between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates, (UAE), allegedly used the proceeds of his fraudulent activities to fund his lavish lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41089\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG-20200630-WA0014-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG-20200630-WA0014-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG-20200630-WA0014-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG-20200630-WA0014-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG-20200630-WA0014-110x73.jpg 110w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG-20200630-WA0014-420x279.jpg 420w, 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Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Ibadan for fraudulent impersonation following charges preferred against them by the Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) for internet fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Analysis of their sentences indicated that while Abdulaliyu bagged three months imprisonment; Olafuyi got four months; Abubakar and Omoyajowo got six months each, and Alegbe bagged seven months jail term.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41084\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG-20200630-WA0002-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG-20200630-WA0002-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG-20200630-WA0002-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG-20200630-WA0002-768x511.jpg 768w, 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