Justice Kudirat Jose of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja on Thursday, October 9, 2014, convicted and sentenced the duo of Sunday John Ntephe and Olomosu Kola to one year imprisonment each for conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence.The two convicts were arraigned on September 30, 2014 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a 2-count charge that bordered on advance fee fraud and obtaining money under false pretence. The convicts allegedly obtained the sum of N125,000 from one Adetiba Oluwafemi in a money making scam popularly called wash wash.While taking their pleas, they pleaded guilty on…
Author: Kunle Edun
A businessman, Mr Joseph Nweke was today, October 8, 2014 arraigned before Justice Dije Aboki of Kano State High Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on a 2-count charge that borders on failure to declare all his Assets.The accused who was investigated by the Commission in a case of Criminal Breach of Trust and Issuance Dud Cheque, allegedly under declared his assets by refusing to disclose his interest in a plot of land valued at N 10,000,000.00( Ten Million Naira) , an Infinity FX 35 2006 model vehicle with registration No. KMC 655 BL and 500 units of…
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to a report which was widely syndicated in the newspapers and online media on Monday, October 6, 2014, alleging the involvement of officials of the Commission in a bribery scandal over the Gbaran Ubie Gas Project in Bayelsa State. The report which is purportedly based on a petition to the House of Representatives by a certain Chidi David Adebanya ought to be ignored as the motive is essentially to befuddle the case pending against the petitioner at the Federal High Court, Abuja.However, the Commission is constrained to…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today October 2, 2014 arraigned the duo of Alhaji Abdul Ahmadu and Bello Isa before Justice Farouq Lawal of the Kano State High Court on a 3-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and obtaining money by false pretence. The accused persons allegedly induced one Alhaji Mohammed Sani Utai to part with the sum of N6, 100,000 (Six Million One Hundred Thousand Naira Only) under the pretext that they were going to sell a Mercedes Benz GLK car to him. After obtaining the money in various tranches, the car was neither delivered…
Justice Fatu Riman of the Federal High Court Kano today, September 30, 2014 convicted and sentenced one Abubakar Salihu to five years imprisonment with option of N300, 000 (Three Hundred Thousand Naira) fine on one count charge of possession of counterfeit United State Dollars. The convict was arrested on July 22, 2014 by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, after he was named as accomplice in another fraud investigation. He was arrested with five pieces of counterfeit one hundred dollar bills. The charge against the convict reads, “that you Abubakar Salihu on or about 22nd day of…
A 60-year-old man, Vincent Odionu was on Monday September 29, 2014, arraigned before Justice M.A. Onyetenu of the Federal High Court, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a 2-count charge that borders on stealing, forgery and impersonation.The accused person who is an agent to a brokerage firm, Lion Stockbrokers Limited, allegedly conspired with others to sell the shares of Onwubu Gibson Anake ( deceased) in several blue chip companies ( RT Briscoe, CFAO, Cement Company of Northern Nigeria, First Bank, Oando, Nigerian Breweries, etc) without authorisation. The total value of the shares sold by…
A lead Investigator with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Norm Leger has commended the professional achievements and conduct of men and officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.“My impression of EFCC can be summed in just three words; very professional, high integrity and very competent. I have been very impressed to be honest”, Leger said, as he rounded off a two-week course on “Tactical Intelligence Analyses” organized for investigators and analysts drawn from the EFCC, Nigeria Police and Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement agency by Royal Canadian Mounted Police, EFCC and other stakeholders at the EFCC Academy, Abuja.He said,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, September 26, 2014 arraigned one Christopher Nduka before Justice Tukur Muhammed of Kaduna State High Court on one count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheque to the tune of nine hundred and eighty two thousand Naira.The accused pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him.The count reads:“that you Christopher Nduka on or about the 29th July, 2011 at Kaduna within the jurisdiction of the High Court of Kaduna State knowingly and fraudulently issued a cheque No. 05079552 dated 22nd July, 2011 in the sum of Nine Hundred and…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, September 26, 2014 arraigned Dandeson Ebosele Ibhonitie, 26, (a.k.a Dandy James, Connor Mead and Barrister Louis Harpoch and Ohiwerei Charity, 31, before Justice E. F. Ikponmwen of Edo State High Court, Benin-City on a 3- count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence. Ibhonitie and Charity allegedly belong to the group of fraudsters using the internet to defraud unsuspecting victims. Ibhonitie allegedly defrauded one Mrs. Weidman Andrea Sabrie, a German, of the sum of $ 91,000 (Ninety-One Thousand United States Dollars) by pretending to be an American working…
Two suspected fraudsters who allegedly defrauded a foreign investor of the sum of $7.9 ( Seven Million, Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.The fraudsters: Mr. Victor Uadiale and Captain Nnaji Everest were arrested separately in connection to the scam. Uadiale, the principal suspect, is the arrow head of an international syndicate versed in defrauding international businessmen seeking investment opportunities in Nigeria.He allegedly invited the investor, a businessman from the Middle East, to invest in the flourishing oil sector in Nigeria. Using a pseudo name: Victor Emeka, he made the…