A suspected fraudster, who defrauded a group of Bureau de Change operators of $18,600,290 USD and disappeared after he was granted administrative bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been re-arrested. Alhaji Saidu Hashim was picked up by operatives of the Commission from his hide out in Lagos.Alhaji Hashim who is the owner of Amjigar Bureau de Change Limited alongside one Ahmed Bashir allegedly defrauded a group of 52 bureaux de change operating under the aegis of Association of Creditors of Amjigar Bureau de Change, of the sum of $18,600,290 (Eighteen Million, Six Hundred Thousand, Two Hundred…
Author: Kunle Edun
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Thursday November 6, 2014, arraigned the duo of Alhaji Suraj A.S Mai Bargo and Alhaji Tijjani Iliyasu Hudu alongside S.A.S General Enterprises Nigeria Limited before Justice Faruk Lawal of Kano State High Court on a 2-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence.The first accused, Mai Bargo, who is an agent to the second accused, Iliyasu Hudu sometime in May 2012, allegedly sold a plot of land to one Umar Ahmed Gwale at Gaida Farm in kano for the sum of one million naira only (N1, 000,000) and issued a…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today arraigned the duo of Muhammed Abubakar Alfa and Franklin Uche before Justice Dije Aboki of Kano High Court on a 39-count charge bordering on conspiracy, possession of fake document and obtaining by false pretence.The accused persons allegedly defrauded one Ambassador Abdullah Musa, a Libyan, of the sum of N13, 000,000.00 (thirteen million Naira). The duo were said to have met their victim through one of his Nigerian business associates, a certain Muktar Ahmed, and sold to him, via telephone, a proposal to supply him crude oil from Nigeria. The unsuspecting Ambassador received…
Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to collaborate with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, in ridding the nation’s airports of Low level corruption.He made the call on Thursday, November 6, 2014, at the Anti- Corruption Sensitization Programme organized for staff of FAAN by the EFCC. According to him, corruption among airports’ low-cadre operators was pervasive and should be checked. “What we need to fight is low level corruption in airports. If we reduce low level corruption in the system, we will improve on the perception of people about…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde has delivered on his promise to re- professionalise the anti-graft agency in its fight against economic and financial crimes in the country.This assertion was made on Wednesday, Novembetr 5, 2014 by Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media and Publicity of the Commission during a media briefing with journalists. Uwujaren stated that Lamorde’s promise to tackle issues of integrity and professionalism in the Commission has been accomplished with the acquisition of Polygraph machine and training of personnel to manage it.“One of the strategies which he promised to deploy in tackling the issue of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 arraigned Phina Chidi, a former Assistant Director, Pension Department, Office of the Head of Service of the Federation of Nigeria, Franklin Nwankwo and Pam Investment Properties before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court on a 15-count charge of obtaining by false pretence and money laundering to the tune of N1,638,960,125.75 ( one billion, six hundred and thirty eighty million, nine hundred and sixty thousand, one hundred and twenty five naira, seventy five kobo) and $2,000,000.00 (two million US dollars).It will be recalled that, Chidi was initially…
The arraignment of Barrister Chike Charles Ononye before Justice Mbonu Nwenyi of the Anambra State High Court, Onitsha by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for offences bordering on stealing and issuance of dud cheque on Monday, November 3, 2014 could not go on as planned.In what appeared like a drama, no fewer than 30 lawyers were in court to demonstrate their solidarity to their colleague and to protest against the arraignment of the accused, claiming that the case should be settled out of court.Ononye’s ordeal started when he was reported to the EFCC through a petition by one…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November 3, 2014 arraigned a former Bank Manager, Efe Egube and Ocean Energy Trading and Services Limited., before Justice Oluwatoyi Ipaye of the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on an 18- count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence.Specifically, Egube, a former branch manager of the defunct Oceanic Bank, now Ecobank Plc, allegedly received a total sum of N90,000,000( Ninety Million Naira only) from one of the customers of his bank: Alhaji Sanusi Kamba, to supply petroleum products to his company. He neither supplied the products nor refunded the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November 3, 2014 arraigned Alhaji Hakeem M. Ashogbon, a Lagos property developer, before Justice Sedoten Ogunsanya of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja on a 5- count charge bordering on stealing and forgery.Troubles came for Ashogbon, 58, when he allegedly reneged on an agreement he made in 1989, with an owner of an un-completed property in Somolu, Lagos. In the agreement, he was supposed to complete the property and collect rent on it for five years, and return the property to the owner. However, Ashogbon reportedly completed the property and for…
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano presided over by Justice Faruk Lawal on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 dismissed an application filed by one Haruna Namadi in which he sought to prevent his arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.The suspect through his counsel, Mas’ud Ibrahim, had filed an application alleging that the charge against him did not include a proof of evidence, contending that it falls short of the requirements for preferring a charge.Responding also to the application, the prosecuting counsel, S H. Sa’ad told the court that the defence counsel did not study the charge and…
A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna presided over by Justice Evelyn Anyadike on Thursday, October 30, 2014 threw out the no-case submission by a former cashier of Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State Alhaji Aminu Ya’u, who is standing trial for money laundering .When the prosecution closed its case in June, 2014 counsel to the accused person, Mr. Yunus Ustaz Usman, SAN, made a no-case submission, contending that none of the prosecution witnesses or documents tendered linked the accused with the alleged offence.But lead prosecuting counsel, M.S Abubakar argued that the evidence provided by the witnesses as well…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on October 30, 2014 arraigned one Abdulmujib Abdulkarim before Justice Faruk Lawal of Kano State High Court on a 3- Count charge bordering on forgery, possession of forged documents and obtaining N5, 750.000.00 ( five million seven hundred and fifty thousand naira ) by false pretence.The accused sometime in September, 2013 allegedly sold a plot of land with Certificate of Occupancy No. LKN/RES/2002/712 situated at No. 2786 Dorayi Babba Street, Kano to one Sagir Bashir Nasambo through a hand written sales agreement dated 11 September, 2013 at the cost of N5,750.000.00 (five million…
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…
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…