Justice Abdullahi Yusuf of Katsina State High Court, has convicted and sentenced one Nasiru Yahaya Gusau (alias Nasiru Succer) of the Ministry of Finance, Gusau, Zamfara state to 29 years imprisonment on a 9-count charge bordering on forgery and criminal breach of trust preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.Yahaya, a serial fraudster, was alleged to have diverted seven truck-load of fertilizer (4, 200 bags of fertilizer) meant to be delivered at Yola, Adamawa state to own use.When the charge was read to him, he entered a not-guilty plea. Count one of the charges read, “That you…
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The trial of one Emmanuel Ade Toluhi who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for offences bordering on criminal breach of trust, cheating and fraud before Justice Bello Kawu of an FCT High Court sitting in Kubwa, Abuja began on Thursday, June 4, 2015 with the prosecution presenting two witnesses. Led in evidence by counsel to EFCC, Fatsuma Muhammad, the first prosecution witness, PW1, Godwin O. Ugwu told the court that, he bought a land from Toluhi after negotiating the price with him at the rate of N2 million, since there was structure already on…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday June 4, 2015 arraigned Ani Paulinus Onyeka before Justice Rita-Ofili Ajumogobia of the Federal High Court, Lagos on a 2-count charge of Money Laundering.Onyeka is alleged to have failed to declare the sum of $1,909,140 (One Million, Nine Hundred and Nine Thousand, One Hundred and Forty US Dollars) to the Nigeria Customs Service as required by law, upon his arrival at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. One of the counts reads: “that you Ani Paulinus Onyeka on or about the 10th of February 2014…
Three employees of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN and five staff of First Bank Plc, were on Wednesday remanded in prison for defrauding the apex bank and First Bank of Nigeria Plc, the sum of N8,265,100,356.22( Eight Billion, Two Hundred and Sixty- Five Million, One Hundred Thousand, Three Hundred and Fifty- Six Naira, Twenty-Two Kobo only).Their remand followed their arraignment on Wednesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before a Federal High Court sitting in Ibaban, Oyo State on a 28-count charge bordering on conspiracy, fraud and stealing.The suspects: Kolawole Babalola; Olamiran Muniru Adeola And Toogun Kayode…
Three employees of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN and three staff of Wema Bank, were on Wednesday, remanded in Agodi Prison, Ibadan for defrauding the apex bank and Wema Bank Plc to the tune of N4,552,560,380.00( Four Billion, Five Hundred and Fifty-Two Million, Five Hundred and Sixty Thousand, Three Hundred Eighty Hundred Naira only).Their remand followed their arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before a Federal High Court, sitting in Ibaban, Oyo State on a 20-count charge bordering on conspiracy, fraud and stealing.The suspects: Kolawole Babalola, Olaniran Muniru Adeola, Toogun Kayode Philip ( all Ex-CBN Staff); …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on June 2, 2015 arraigned Friday Isodje before Justice U.N Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt on a 3-count charge bordering on conspiracy, Impersonation, Internet fraud and obtaining money by false pretence.The accused was arrested sometime in 2013 alongside one Eloho Akarah following intelligence report on their lifestyles. The suspect was with a laptop computer containing scam mails. One of the counts read, “That you Friday Isodje, on or about the 10th day of July, 2013, at Port Harcourt within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court did conspired with one Eloho…
Three employees of the Central Bank of Nigeria and two staff of Sterling Bank of Nigeria, were on Tuesday remanded in prison custody after their arraignment before Justice N. Ayo Emmanuel of a Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State for defrauding the apex bank and two other banks a total sum of N1, 141,303,300( One Billion, One Hundred and Forty One Million, Three Hundred and Three Thousand, Three Hundred Naira only).The suspects: Kolawole Babalola, Olaniran Muniru Adeola, Toogun Kayode Philips- all former staff of the CBN and Salami Ibrahim and Oddiah Emmanuel, both staff of Sterling Bank Plc,…
The extradition process initiated against Franca Asemota, by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation before Justice A. Kafarati of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja came up for mention on Wednesday, May 27, 2015.Asemota is wanted by the UK government for trafficking of minors to Europe using London Heathrow airport as a transit hub. The suspect was arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, March 24, 2015 in Benin , Edo State on suspicion of money laundering offences. On arrest, checks on Asemota’s profile revealed that, she had…
Six staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, implicated in an N8billion defaced and mutilated currency recycling scam, were today remanded in prison custody following their arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice N. Ayo Emmanuel of a Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State.The suspects: Patience Okoro Eye; Afolabi Olufemi Johnson; Ilori Adekunle Sunday; Kolawole Babalola, Olaniran Muniru Adeola and Fatai Adedokun Yusuf, were arraigned on a five -count charge bordering on conspiracy, fraud and stealing. Specifically, the apex bank employees were alleged to have compromised the CBN’s Briquetting exercise, meant to mop…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 1, 2015 arraigned one Mallam Kabiru Jibrin before Justice M.G. Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State on a three-count charge of obtaining money by false pretense to the tune of N1.56m (One Million Five Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira).One of the charges read: “That you, Mallam Kabiru Jibrin (M), sometime in September 2013 or thereabout in Gombe, Gombe State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with the intent to defraud, committed an illegal act to wit: obtaining the cumulative sum of N810,000.00 only through…