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Man Jailed for 8 Years Over N62m Land Fraud in Lagos

Adewale A. — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 08:48:56 +0000

On 2nd October 2024, Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja sentenced Abodurin Gerald Abozo to eight years in prison for defrauding a buyer of N62 million in a land deal scam. Abozo, who had been arraigned on 15th October 2023, faced a two-count charge for obtaining money by false pretence [...]

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Benin Court convicts Businessman to Seven Years In Prison for Fraud

Adewale A. — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 23:12:37 +0000

Justice (Professor) C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court in Benin City has sentenced businessman Olabinjor Ajobor to seven years in prison without the option of a fine for fraud. Ajobor was initially arraigned in 2018 and re-arraigned in July 2023 on an amended three-count charge of obtaining money by false pretences. One of [...]

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Advance Fee Fraud, Identity Theft and other Cyber Crimes are Threats to National Security – EFCC

Ade Adewale — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 21:26:43 +0000

Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, head of the Port Harcourt office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has described impersonation as a threat to national security. He made the assertion on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State while speaking on Wave. 91.7 F.M. According to him, impersonation pertains to identity theft and [...]

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$250,000 Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Four For Duping a Company

Kunle Edun — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:19:45 +0000

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on October 26, 2016 arraigned the quartet of Tamuno Tonye Ogolo, Donald Ndifreke Dickson, Godspower Chukwudi Okoro and TamGold Energy Services before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on a 5-count charge of criminal conspiracy, forgery and obtaining by false pretence. It [...]

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N229m Fraud: EFCC docks Sunday Evbodaghe and His Company

Ade Adewale — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 15:39:50 +0000

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, October 24, 2016 arraigned one Sunday Evbodaghe and his company, Sunnivik Rivera Nigeria Limited, before Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of the Lagos State High Court on a 4-count charge of stealing, forgery and obtaining by false pretence. Evbodaghe allegedly collected the sum of N229million from Lagos Free Trade [...]

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EFCC Arraigns Two For Fraudulent SMS

Kunle Edun — Sun, 10 Jul 2016 18:11:35 +0000

The duo of James Edwin Ehiaghe and Aimienmwona Osahon were arraigned on July 4 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice O.O Tokode of the Federal High Court Benin, Edo State on four counts bordering on ATM fraud, forgery, Impersonation, conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretences; possession of scam documents contrary [...]

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N2bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Ex-HoS Oronsaye’s Case to June 28

Kunle Edun — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 21:48:09 +0000

The commencement of a trial-within-trial continued yesterday by Justice Gabriel Kolawole of a Federal High Court, Abuja on the case of a 2 billion naira fraud brought against a former Head of Service (HoS) to the Federation, Stephen Oronsaye, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Oronsaye is being charged along with Osarenkhoe Afe, managing director [...]

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$1m Scam: EFCC Re-Arraigns Alleged Fraudster, Fred Ajudua

Kunle Edun — Sun, 29 May 2016 09:51:38 +0000

An alleged fraudster, Fred Ajudua, has been re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice K.A Jose of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Thursday May 26, 2016 on a 28-count charge of offences bordering on conspiracy and obtaining by false pretense. The offense is contrary to Section 1 [...]

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Ex-Fire ACG, Olatunji In EFCC’s Net For Employment Scam

Kunle Edun — Sun, 22 May 2016 22:51:34 +0000

Dada Olatunji, a former Assistant Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Fire Service has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, May 19 for offences bordering on employment scam before Justice M. M. Kolo of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja. Dada’s arrest and subsequent arraignment followed a [...]

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Internet Scam: EFCC Arraigns Suspected Fraudster, Okeke Fred

Kunle Edun — Wed, 11 May 2016 21:43:11 +0000

A suspected Internet fraudster, Okeke Fred, was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 before Justice O. Tokode of the Federal High Court, sitting in Benin City, Edo State on a three-count charge bordering on Internet fraud, impersonation and possession of scam documents. One of the charges reads: [...]

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