On Friday, June 23, 2023, the Calabar Division of the Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction of Scales Olatunji, a notorious international fraudster who was found guilty of internet fraud and money laundering charges by a Federal High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Justice Agatha Okeke, on June 27, 2022, pronounced Olatunji guilty of forty-five counts of internet fraud and money laundering, as charged by the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was subsequently sentenced to 235 years imprisonment without the possibility of a fine. The prosecution of the convict stemmed from a…
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The Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on June 26, 2023, secured the conviction of Adegbayi Tunde Yusuf. Adegbayi was prosecuted on one count of fraud before Justice A.Y. Shafa of the FCT High Court, Gwagwalada-Abuja. The charge reads, “that you, Adegbayi Tunde Yusuf sometime in 2023 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court committed the offence of cheating by personation when you pretended to be one Fillipo Marrazzo, an Italian citizen which you were not, created a fake Facebook account and benefitted the sum of $200 (Two Hundred United States Dollars) from…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Maiduguri Zonal Command on Monday, June 26, 2023, arraigned Rawa Gana Aisami and Sadiq Bulama Maina before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on separate charges bordering on criminal breach of trust and misappropriation. Aisami was docked on a two-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust to the tune of N1,450,000.00 (One Million, Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira). The charge reads: “That you, Rawa Gana Aisami, sometime in 2015 at Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, dishonestly induced Goni Adam Mu’azu to deliver…
On June 26, 2023, Justice A.A. Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna convicted and sentenced Ajayi AbdulHafeez Ezekiel (aka Kelvin Robert), manager to popular TikTok Musician, Shalipopi, and three others to two years imprisonment each for impersonation and internet fraud. The offences are contrary to and punishable under Section 142(1) of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law l, 2017. The other convicts are Boaz Bondon Lally (aka Boaz Jefferson Herron), Shereef Idowu Usman (aka Marcus James) and Repang Isaac Kwasau (aka Luna Shop). They were arrested in a sting operation after intelligence had linked them to various fraudulent…
The trio of Adekunle Akinsinde Alabi, Bakare Taofeek Ajibola and Olawepo Segun Ayinde have been sentenced to two years imprisonment each. Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court convicted and sentenced the trio for currency counterfeiting to the tune of $269.000 USD in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, June 26, 2023. One of the counts reads: “That you, Adekunle Akinsinde Alabi, Bakare Taofeek Ajibola and Olawepo Segun Ayinde, on the 20th January 2023 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, had in your possession the sum of $269.000 USD (Two Hundred and Sixty-Nine Thousand United States Dollars) worth…
Convener of Think Home Campaign, Chief Mrs Oby Ndukwe hails Governor Otti’s appointment of Rtd Justice Duroha-Igwe as Chairman of the Judicial Panel of Enquiry on Assets Recovery. In his administration’s bid to recover all Abia State Government Properties and Funds that were looted and are in the hands of retrogressive forces, the governor of Abia State, his Excellency Dr. Alex Otti has set up a Judicial Panel of Enquiry for the Recovery of Government Properties and Funds headed by Rtd Justice Florence Duroha-Igwe Reacting to Justice Duroha’s appointment, the Convener of “Think Home Campaign” Chief Obiaruko Christie Ndukwe said,…
Globally, subsidies, whether for food, transportation, energy or housing, are part of good governance. So, the issue is not subsidies but who benefits from them. In Nigeria, subsidies are primarily for the rich, by the rich and for the rich. I will highlight a few, how they are being manipulated and how huge sums of money can be recovered not just to subsidize fuel but also to provide funds for development. 1. Diversion of N40 billion from Federation Account A company, Continental Transfert Technique had been hired by the Ministry of Interior to collect the Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has congratulated the newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Mr Kayode Egbetokun. Egbetokun’s appointment in an acting capacity, pending approval by the Senate, was announced on Monday, alongside those of other Service Chiefs, the National Security Adviser and the Comptroller General of Customs (CG). Egbetokun, an indigene of Ogun State, was a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), prior to his elevation to replace IGP Usman Alkali Baba. Prince Abiodun, in a statement from the Governor’s Office, said the elevations of Egbetokun and others were well deserved as…
Recent research has shown that 68% of high-revenue growth companies have embraced a hybrid model worldwide. With businesses enjoying remote or hybrid working, benefits including reduced maintenance costs, improved flexibility and extended talent pool, cyber security awareness has become more critical than ever. With this in mind, Indusface is intrigued to find out the most secure countries for businesses to allow their employees to work from, by creating an index score based on cybersecurity data including DDOS attacks, phishing sites, Malware hosting sites and compromised computers. Venky Sundar, Founder and President of Indusface also provided six tips for small businesses…
Following the recent revelation of Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa, the 83 years Husband of immediate past Appeal Court President, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, on how he influenced the judgments of the Appeal Court for his Colleagues in the National Assembly, while his wife (Zainab) held forth as Head of the Court in Nigeria. A human rights organization, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has urged the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Oluwakayode Ariwoola and the National Judicial Council (NJC) to begin the close Monitoring of the Justices of the Nigeria Courts, saying that the Bulkachuwa’s public revelation…