The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday, October 30, 2014 arraigned one Lateef Shoroye before Justice Danlami Z Senchi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on one count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheque.The accused is alleged to have collected the sum of three million naira from one Basil Okonkwo for the purchase of a plot of land in Karu, Abuja. Shortly after the payment, the complainant discovered that the land has been sold to another person and so demanded for the refund of his money. The accused issued a cheque of three million…
Author: Kunle Edun
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, October 30, 2014 arraigned an undergraduate of the University of Benin, Kenneth Rukewe Ebule before Justice E. F Ikponmwen of an Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin- City on a 6- count charge bordering on forgery, obtaining money by false pretence and possession of fraudulent documents.The accused person allegedly duped Sabine Albert, a German, of the sum of $12, 088, 75 (Twelve Thousand Eighty Eight Dollars and Seventy Five Cents) through fraudulent claims.Rukewe, 30, a final year student of Computer and Statistics at the University of Benin, was arrested by…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday ,October 30 2014 arraigned the Director- General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Professor Benjamin Adefemi Ogunbodede and three others on a 17-count charge bordering on conspiracy, misappropriation and diversion of funds to the tune of N115,000,000( One Hundred and Fifteen Million Naira) only.Ogunbodede and the three other accused persons: Zaccheaus Tejumola, Adenose Clement and Jalekun Omitowoju were arraigned before Justice .N. Ayo Emmanuel of a Federal High Court, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State.Ogunbodede’s ordeal started when the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, IITA’s branch petitioned the EFCC, alleging…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 arraigned one Abdulrazak Halliru before Justice Dije Abdu Aboki of the Kano State High Court on a one count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheque. Halliru allegedly used his position as a sales manager of a cement company belonging to Danladi Sani Hanga to sell ten trucks of cement worth N13m (thirteen million naira) and diverted the money for personal use. The accused person in a bid to pay the said sum, issued a post-dated Eco Bank cheque in the sum of N2m (two million naira) which…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, October 27, 2014 arraigned one Chief Igwe Chukwudi Titus before Justice D.V. Agishir of the Federal High Court, Enugu on a 6-count charge of obtaining money under false pretence contrary to section 1 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.Titus allegedly collected the sum of N5.5m (five million, five hundred thousand naira) from one Sir Thaddeus Ugonna Ezeorah and six others for eleven (11) plots of land located beside PRODA, Emene Industrial layout, Enugu.The accused person was also alleged to have fraudulently resold about 20,220 square…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday October 27, 2014 arraigned the trio of Ibrahim Abubakar, Abubakar Maigaskiya and Bashir Musa before Justice Faruk Lawal of Kano State High Court on two separate charges bordering on conspiracy to obtain money by false pretence.While the 1st accused, Ibrahim Abubakar was docked on a 13-count charge, the duo of Abubakar Maigaskiya and Bashir Musa were slammed with a 2-count charge. The accused persons alongside three others currently at large were alleged to have sometime in June 2009 conspired among themselves and forged documents purportedly emanating from the Federal Medical Centre,…
Colin Walker, consultant and lead trainer with the Justice For All (J4A) on October 24, 2014 said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has the potential of becoming one of the best law enforcement agencies in the world.Walker made the assertion during the graduation ceremony of the first batch of trainees from the J4A programme at the EFCC Academy, Karu, Abuja. “EFCC is still evolving and has had a very good foundation. Nothing precludes it from being one of the best law enforcement agencies in the world. Certainly in Africa here, based on my experiences, EFCC is the…
Colin Walker, consultant and lead trainer with the Justice For All (J4A) on October 24, 2014 said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has the potential of becoming one of the best law enforcement agencies in the world.Walker made the assertion during the graduation ceremony of the first batch of trainees from the J4A programme at the EFCC Academy, Karu, Abuja.“EFCC is still evolving and has had a very good foundation. Nothing precludes it from being one of the best law enforcement agencies in the world. Certainly in Africa here, based on my experiences, EFCC is the leading…
Justice Fatu Riman of the Federal High Court Kano today October 28, 2014 convicted and sentenced the duo of Mohammed Adam Mansur and Mohammed Auwal to twenty one years imprisonment after they pleaded guilty to the 3-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.The convicts were arraigned by the Commission on July 9, 2013 for conspiracy and attempt to defraud one Alhaji Auwal Ayagi under the pretext that they were agents to Visafone Communications Limited, (Zoo Road, Kano outlet) and that their company wanted to purchase land…
Justice E. A. Edigin of the Edo State High Court has adjourned to Thursday October 30, hearing on the preliminary objection in the case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against the quartet of Joseph Sule Emoabino, David Igbiniba, Aghator Efe and Dr Simon Imuekemhe ( former Chairman, Secretary, Director of Finance and Accounts, State Universal Basic Education Board and a former Secretary to Government of Edo State respectively). At the resumed hearing on Monday, October 27, counsel to the first accused, Charles Adogah, SAN, told the court that he had filed a preliminary objection challenging the jurisdiction…