The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 arraigned one Kingsley Nwaeweche before Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja on a 3-count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation. The accused is alleged to have fraudulently converted the sum of N6, 940,802.00, part of the rent on a property, for personal use. One of the counts reads: “That you, Kingsley U Nwaeweche ‘M’ ( being a Director and major shareholder in Aukings Properties Limited) and Aukings Properties Limited, sometime in January, 2012 at Abuja, within the judicial division of this Honourable Court did…
Author: Kunle Edun
Justice M. L. Shuiabu of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, on Monday February 24, 2014 convicted and sentenced one Gift Onyegam to ten years imprisonment without an option of fine for duping a blind teacher, Rosemary Ihekanacho of a sum of N830, 000 under the pretext that he would help her son secure employment with an oil company. The convict was also ordered to pay the sum of N711, 000 (seven hundred and eleven thousand naira) in restitution to the victim. Onyegam, who was arrested in 2013 following complaint by the victim, was prosecuted by the Economic and…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, on Monday February 24, 2014, arraigned one Paul Onwughalu before Justice S.S. Ogunsanya of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja on one count charge bordering on failure to conduct due diligence in financial transactions. Onwughalu, a former employee of Union bank, allegedly failed to conduct due diligence in a mega scam that rocked the bank on 10 January, 2013 when some fraudsters hacked into its data base and pulled out hundreds of millions of naira.The accused allegedly failed to conduct due diligence on Dan Kawu Bureau De Change’s account domiciled in Union Bank, …
The trial of former Director, Pension Accounts, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Sani Shuaibu Teidi and one Omoefe Eric Uduesegbe has been put on hold as Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja, today, 21 February, 2014 adjourned the case sine die just as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission filed an application for final forfeiture of Brifina Hotel, one of the properties linked to Teidi. The adjournment followed an application by Teidi seeking the transfer of his case.Dr. Teidi is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC…
The head, Enlightenment and Re-orientation Unit of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Aisha Larai Musa has called on the youths to shun corruption and join in the fight against economic and financial crimes as a way of creating a better future for themselves. She said corruption remains the bane of the country’s development and challenged the youth to take up the gauntlet in the fight against the malaise. Musa who was represented by Zainab Bello Tifi made this call during a sensitisation visit to Government Secondary School, Kuje, Abuja. Musa charged the students to be law abiding citizens…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today, February 21, 2014 arraigned one Sa’idu Abdullahi Fanyabo before Justice Dije Aboki of the Kano State High Court on 2-count charge that borders on cheating and issuance of dud cheque. The accused person is alleged to have subcontracted the painting work of theCollege of Arts, Science and Remedial Studies, Kano at the cost of N7, 350, 000(Seven Million Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira ). He paid thesubcontractor N2, 450, 000 (Two Million Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira )as mobilization fee with a promise to pay the balance of N4, 900,…
Four gunmen on Thursday,February 20, 2014 abducted an alleged serial fraudster and suspect in two cases being handled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The suspect, Princewill Arinze Nwobodo (alias Aboki J. Brown) was abducted bythe gunmen within the precincts of the Lagos High Court, Igbosere where hewas to be arraigned before Justice Aishat Opesanwo on a 4-count chargebordering on obtaining $ 92,000(Ninety-Two Thousand United States Dollar) underfalse pretence. The arraignment was deferred to March 27, 2014 as the court didnot sit.Nwobodo had previously been arraigned in two separate courts in Lagoson fraud related charges. He was docked…
A former operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Femi Michael Ajibade was today, February 19, 2014 arraigned before Justice Olasumbo Olarenwaju Goodluck of the FCT High Court, Abuja on a 2-count charge which borders on forgery. Ajibade who is being prosecuted by his former employer was alleged to have forged a Bachelor of Science degree certificate of the University of Ilorin with which he secured employment into the Commission. The forgery was uncovered in the course of the verification of the qualifications and personal data of staff, a standard procedure in the regularisation of the employment of…
Justice Maureen Adaobi Onyetenu of the Federal High Court, Abakaliki, Ebonyi state Thursday February 18, 2014 issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Dr. Paul Ajah, former Provost, Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State. Ajah who was formally arraigned on May 6, 2013 is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for abuse of office and money laundering. On June 12, 2013 when the matter last came up for hearing, the accused informed the court the he had filed a motion seeking to quash the charges preferred against himHowever, prosecuting counsel, Mainforce Adaka Ekwu urged…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today, February 18, 2014 arraigned a police officer, Dodo Chilla Bulus, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, before Justice E.S Chukwu of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja on a 2-count charge bordering on oil theft and pipeline vandalism. The accused person and fourteen others who are currently being prosecuted by the Commission before the same court are alleged to have conspired amongst themselves to break crude oil pipeline and siphon product. The others are Joseph Amaechi, Israel Friday, Ubadia Francis, Abayomi Adebisi, Abdullahi Idris, Samuel Job, Onah Peter Ode, Sabo TashaHassan, Abdullahi Moh’d,…