The Kaduna State Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has affirmed its commitment to providing support and aid to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in its ongoing crusade against corruption within Nigeria. Barrister Godwin Ochai, the Chairman of the branch, made this assurance on Thursday, August 10, 2023, during a visit to the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Commission. Godwin remarked that “the EFCC and the NBA are united partners in the campaign against corruption,” praising as well the cooperation thus far from the Legal and Prosecution Department of the Command. He expounded that the purpose of…
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Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court in Benin City delivered a significant verdict on August 1, 2023, as Destiny Okokhue, Godwin Michael Ejovwoke, and Kazeem Abidemi Samson were convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment for fraud. The trio faced prosecution on one count charge of intent to defraud and unlawful possession of fraudulent documents by the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The arrests were made based on intelligence that linked them to fraudulent activities. Ejovwoke, aged 24, impersonated Clinton Max, a 45-year-old American doctor on Facebook to deceive unsuspecting victims.…
Justice M. S. Abubakar of the Federal High Court in Katsina, Katsina State, delivered a significant verdict on August 1, 2023, as Babatude Falade, Hussaini Salako, Abdulfai Abiodun, Ibrahim Lawal, Salako Hussaini, Aliyu Abubakar, Emeka E. Joseph, and Anyalutu Chukudi Promise were convicted and sentenced to prison for identity theft. The arrest of the convicts took place near the Federal University, Dutsinma, Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State, following intelligence received about their involvement in criminal activities. One of the charges brought against them reads, “That you, Anyalutu Chukudi Promise sometime in May 2022 in Dutsinma Local Government Area…
The Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) achieved a significant milestone on August 2, 2023, as ten internet fraudsters were convicted before Justice H. Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja. The defendants, namely Dominic Likwa, Wisdom Ndubuisi, Sheidu Abdulqudus, Samson Chukwudi Ohanwe, Mohammed Kamal, Abdulsamad Yusuf, Okoebor Chavis Odianosen, Tochukwu Ezema Trust, Chinedu Chukwuma, and Timothy Oluwafemi, all pleaded guilty to the charges brought against them. The charge against Chinedu reads, “That you, Chinedu Chukwuma sometime in 2022 in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did cheat by personation…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) Maiduguri Zonal Command achieved a significant victory on August 2, 2023, as one Baba Mele Isma’il was convicted and sentenced before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri. The defendant faced a one-count charge related to obtaining Two Million, Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N2,450,000.00) through false pretence. The charge reads: “That you, Baba Mele Isma’il and Bulama Yahaya Jibrin (now convict) sometime in August 2016 at Maiduguri, within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud did obtain the sum of Two Million, Four Hundred…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) Kaduna Zonal Command has achieved a significant milestone with the conviction of Philemon Moses Cobons (aka Greg Young), Blessed Zugwai Adamu (aka James Smith), and Adajinewa Anaiah (aka Goddes Lex) before Justice A.A. Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court. The charges against them pertain to cybercrime, and their arrest took place at different locations within the Kaduna metropolis. The investigation conducted by the EFCC revealed that the trio used various false identities to entice unsuspecting individuals into fictitious online relationships, with the ultimate goal of defrauding them. Philemon Moses Cobons faced the…
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the conviction of the trio of Philemon Moses Cobons (aka Greg Young), Blessed Zugwai Adamu (aka James Smith) and Adajinewa Anaiah (aka Goddes Lex) before Justice A.A Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court on one count charges each bordering on cybercrime. The convicts were arrested at different hideouts around the Kaduna metropolis for alleged involvement in cybercrime. The investigation revealed that they assumed different identities to lure unsuspecting persons into phoney social relationships with a view to defrauding them. The charge against Cobons reads, “That…
21-Year-Old Internet Fraudster and Seven Others Convicted and Sentenced in Benin City for Online Scam, German Victim to Receive €7,040 in Restitution. A 21-year-old man named Kennedy Irabor Osasogie, along with seven accomplices, faced justice on August 3, 2023, as they were convicted and sentenced to prison by Justice M. Itsueli of the Edo State High Court in Benin City, Nigeria. The case came to light after a German citizen named Antje Kdla filed a petition, accusing Osasogie of defrauding her of significant sums of money through online scams. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) conducted investigations and found…
BudgIT, a foremost civic-tech organization leading the advocacy for accountability, transparency, and effective service delivery in Nigeria, is pleased to announce that the 2023 GovSpend Media Fellowship will run from September to November 2023. Recall that in 2021, BudgIT launched govspend.ng, a visual platform that provides citizens, CSOs, the media, and stakeholders access to simplified data from the Federal Government’s Open Treasury Portal. Based on this, the GovSpend Media Fellowship is BudgIT’s effort to train and equip journalists with the necessary skills to effectively utilize the GovSpend platform and other relevant subjects, such as creative communication and data-driven storytelling. For…
The Eastern Maritime stakeholders have been sensitised to the need to evacuate overtime cargoes at the various seaports and terminals. The event which took place recently in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, was in continuation of the Joint Task Team Committee sensitization exercise going on across the Nation on the need to make the various Seaports and terminals free of over- stay cargoes which the Maritime industry watchers believe has hindered free movements of Containers which has negatively affected the smooth operations at the terminals. Speaking at the event, the Managing Director, of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mr. Mohammed…