A suspected fraudster, Julian Ndubueze Ezeji is currently cooling his heels in the holding facility of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, following his arrest for allegedly swindling one Onyeka Okoye of the sum of N81,250,000 (Eighty One Million, Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira only) in a phony oil transaction.Ezeji, 62, native of Ibeme, Isiala-Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State fraudulently presented himself as a petroleum dealer and approached Okoye to supply his company, Initial Energy Nigeria Limited, petroleum products to the tune of N81,250,000 (Eighty One Million, Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) with a promise to…
Author: Kunle Edun
A female staff of a popular eatery, Oluremi Olayinka was today convicted and sentenced to 266 years imprisonment by Justice A.A Akinyemi of Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta, for stealing N8million belonging to her employer. The offence is contrary to sections 390(6)(7)(8), 467 and 468 respectively of the Criminal Code Law Cap 29, Laws of Ogun State.The court found the convict guilty on all the 34 count charges. She was sentenced to seven years on each of 30 counts and 14 years on the remaining four charges. The sentences are to run concurrently. Additionally, Justice Akinyemi ordered her to return…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Louis Monday Agbede before Justice I.B Gafar of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State.Agbede, who is also known as Biggy, is being prosecuted for offences bordering on criminal conspiracy, internet fraud and obtaining money by false pretence. One of the counts reads: “That you Louis Monday Agbede (alias Biggy) on or about the 10th of October, 2014 at Oko, Anambra State, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court obtained the sum of N22,200 (Twenty Two Thousand Two Hundred Naira) from one Anojie Ifeanyi Nwabueze under the…
The trial at of a former Governor of the state, Aliyu Akwe Doma, and a former Secretary to the state government, Timothy Anthony Anjide, before Justice Agatha A. Okeke of the Federal High Court, Lafia, Nasarawa, took a different dimension on Monday, April 20, 2015 as the defence counsel, Charles Edonsanwan, SAN, requested to subpoena the incumbent Secretary to the State Government.Edonsanwan told the court that, it needed to subpoena the incumbent Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Dauda Egwa, to produce some documents, which he said would enable it properly cross-examine prosecution witness, Solomon Katsa, a former director of…
A former Chief of Army Staff, General Ishaya Bamaiyi, has told a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, that Fred Ajudua, who is standing trial for duping the former Army boss of the sum of $8.4Million ( Eight Million, Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), actually used a Lagos court registrar, Ms. Rosulu Idowu Oluronke, to obtain the sum of $330,000 from him.The money, according to Bamaiyi was meant as part payment of professional fees supposedly charged by Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) to handle his trial for attempted murder of the late publisher of The Guardian, Alex Ibru and two…
Justice Ebenezer Aladetoyinbo of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja has convicted and sentenced one Dogo Williams to five years imprisonment on a six count charge of obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N2,030,000 (Two Million and Thirty Thousand Naira) brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes commission, EFCC.Williams was arraigned alongside one Issa Abdullahi, on June 24, 2009 for offences bordering on obtaining money by false pretence contrary to section 1 (1) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act No. 14 of 2006. One of the charge…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, arraigned Augustine Anidiobi Chibuike before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court Lagos on one count charge bordering on money Laundering.Chibuike, was arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on January 12, 2013 at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, during an inward clearance of passengers on Emirate Airlines from Malaysia, for unlawful possession of One Hundred and Fifty Nine thousand, Two Hundred United States Dollars ($159,200) which is suspected to be proceed of money laundering and was latter transfered to the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today, March 31, 2015 arraigned the former executive secretary of Delta State Scholarship Board, Peter Amromanoh and the Chief Accountant, Andrew Boji Nkwor before Justice C. O Emifoniye of the Delta State High Court, Asaba on a 5-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing.On the last adjourned date the duo had challenged the jurisdiction of the court and the proof of evidence, stating that it does not disclose the commission of the offence in the charge. However, after listening to the defence and prosecution counsel, Justice Emifoniye today ruled that the court had…
A suspected internet fraudster, Sunday Onyena Chidiebere has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly defrauding a 70-year-old German, Marie, to the tune of €14,250 (Fourteen Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty Euros).Chidiebere, 27, from Imo State was arrested by operatives of the Commission in Abuja on Thursday March 26, 2015.The suspect, who is a Promoter and Event Manager based in Abuja was alleged to have met the victim on one of the social media platforms in 2011 and developed a relationship with her. In the course of the relationship, Chidiebere started making demands for cash from…
A suspected internet fraudster, Dumi Osayemi, a.k.a Larry, is currently ruing his attempt to compromise operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.The 22-year-old, who was arrested following a tip-off about his suspicious flamboyant lifestyle, allegedly offered a N6, 900,000.00(Six Million Nine Hundred Thousand Naira) bribe to EFCC operatives so that he could be let off the hook.At the time of his arrest, the following items were recovered from him: a 2011 C350 Mercedes Benz car and a Toyota Venza.The suspect is also said to own a tastefully furnished four-bedroom bungalow. Osayemi, who claimed to be a ‘Yahoo Boy’, confessed…