Fraud – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:28:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Fraud – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Police Arrest 13 Suspects for Fraud, Stealing, Cultism in Osun https://www.theinfostride.com/police-arrest-13-suspects-for-fraud-stealing-cultism-in-osun/ https://www.theinfostride.com/police-arrest-13-suspects-for-fraud-stealing-cultism-in-osun/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=480550 Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Osun State have arrested 13 suspects over alleged offences bordering on fraud, stealing and cultism. The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, disclosed this on Monday while addressing journalists during a press conference in Osogbo. Gotan said the arrests were part of ongoing efforts to curb crime and criminality [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/police-arrest-13-suspects-for-fraud-stealing-cultism-in-osun/feed/ 0 Court Jails Microfinance Bank MD for N32m Fraud in Adamawa https://www.theinfostride.com/court-jails-microfinance-bank-md-for-n32m-fraud-in-adamawa/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-jails-microfinance-bank-md-for-n32m-fraud-in-adamawa/#respond Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:00:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=470502 Justice Benjamin Lawan Manji of the Adamawa State High Court has sentenced the Managing Director of Bonghe Microfinance Bank, Grace Andreas Karka, to five years’ imprisonment for fraud. Karka was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Gombe Zonal Directorate, on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and cheating involving N32 million. According [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-jails-microfinance-bank-md-for-n32m-fraud-in-adamawa/feed/ 0 Sean Kingston Imprisoned For $1M Fraud https://www.theinfostride.com/sean-kingston-imprisoned-for-1m-fraud/ https://www.theinfostride.com/sean-kingston-imprisoned-for-1m-fraud/#respond Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:40:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=465341 Popular American-Jamaican singer Sean Kingston has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison in Florida. The sentencing happened after a $1m wire fraud scheme that also implicated his mother, and fans have been reacting. Recall that the “Beautiful Girls” crooner was convicted in March for using falsified wire receipts to obtain luxury [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/sean-kingston-imprisoned-for-1m-fraud/feed/ 0 Financial Experts Advocates AI as a Key Tool Against fighting Fraud https://www.theinfostride.com/financial-experts-advocates-ai-as-a-key-tool-against-fighting-fraud/ https://www.theinfostride.com/financial-experts-advocates-ai-as-a-key-tool-against-fighting-fraud/#respond Wed, 23 Jul 2025 22:00:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=402678 As financial fraud becomes more sophisticated, industry operators are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) as a crucial weapon to combat fraudulent activities. Experts believe AI-powered systems can enhance fraud detection, reduce financial crime, and protect consumers from cyber threats. With financial institutions facing an increasing number of scams, including identity theft, phishing, and unauthorized transactions, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/financial-experts-advocates-ai-as-a-key-tool-against-fighting-fraud/feed/ 0 Dangote suspends fuel discount initiative over suspected fraud https://www.theinfostride.com/dangote-suspends-fuel-discount-initiative-over-suspected-fraud/ https://www.theinfostride.com/dangote-suspends-fuel-discount-initiative-over-suspected-fraud/#respond Fri, 18 Jul 2025 08:49:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=462291 The Dangote Group has suspended its recently introduced fuel discount programme following allegations of widespread fraudulent activities by marketers and distribution agents. The initiative, which was designed to cushion the impact of high pump prices on transporters and logistics operators, came to an abrupt halt as the conglomerate began investigating irregularities surrounding the scheme’s implementation. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/dangote-suspends-fuel-discount-initiative-over-suspected-fraud/feed/ 0 EFCC Arraigns Ntai Bagshaw, Terraworks Limited for Alleged N70m Fraud https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arraigns-ntai-bagshaw-terraworks-limited-for-alleged-n70m-fraud/ https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arraigns-ntai-bagshaw-terraworks-limited-for-alleged-n70m-fraud/#respond Fri, 09 May 2025 13:40:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=410125 The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), based on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, has arraigned one Ntai Bagshaw and his company, Terraworks Limited, before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over alleged N70 million fraud. According to a statement issued by the commission via [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arraigns-ntai-bagshaw-terraworks-limited-for-alleged-n70m-fraud/feed/ 0 EFCC Warns Public Against Fake Land Vendors in Abuja, Arrests Suspect for Multi-Million Naira Land Fraud https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-warns-public-against-fake-land-vendors-in-abuja-arrests-suspect-for-multi-million-naira-land-fraud/ https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-warns-public-against-fake-land-vendors-in-abuja-arrests-suspect-for-multi-million-naira-land-fraud/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:00:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=409042 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has cautioned members of the public to be vigilant when dealing with land vendors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, following the arrest of a suspected fraudster, Nwobo Williams Chibuike. Chibuike was apprehended for allegedly defrauding several individuals through the sale of fictitious plots of land in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-warns-public-against-fake-land-vendors-in-abuja-arrests-suspect-for-multi-million-naira-land-fraud/feed/ 0 Committing Fraud In Spain Has Never Crossed My Mind – Ancelotti https://www.theinfostride.com/committing-fraud-in-spain-has-never-crossed-my-mind-ancelotti/ https://www.theinfostride.com/committing-fraud-in-spain-has-never-crossed-my-mind-ancelotti/#respond Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:10:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=407175 Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti has appeared in court to face charges over unpaid taxes that could land him more than four years in prison. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting. According to him, it was Madrid‘s obligation to square things up with the tax authorities [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/committing-fraud-in-spain-has-never-crossed-my-mind-ancelotti/feed/ 0 Court Sentences Man to Two Years Imprisonment for Internet Fraud in Akwa Ibom https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sentences-man-to-two-years-imprisonment-for-internet-fraud-in-akwa-ibom/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sentences-man-to-two-years-imprisonment-for-internet-fraud-in-akwa-ibom/#respond Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:00:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=406390 The Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has convicted and sentenced Oguzie Chima Joseph, also known as Sergeant Flores Nguyen, to two years imprisonment for internet fraud. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the spokesperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Dele Oyewale, confirmed that Joseph was convicted by Justice [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sentences-man-to-two-years-imprisonment-for-internet-fraud-in-akwa-ibom/feed/ 0 Jude Okoye Must Stay Strong Amid Fraud Allegation – Rudeboy https://www.theinfostride.com/jude-okoye-must-stay-strong-amid-fraud-allegation-rudeboy/ https://www.theinfostride.com/jude-okoye-must-stay-strong-amid-fraud-allegation-rudeboy/#respond Sat, 01 Mar 2025 13:00:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=404231 Popular singer, Rudeboy has come out to react to the arraignment of his older brother, Jude Okoye and his Northside Music Ltd company by the EFCC. Recall that Jude was recently arraigned by the EFCC on a seven-count charge of allegedly laundering N1.38 billion, $1million and £34,537.59, and fans have been reacting. Also reacting, Rudeboy [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/jude-okoye-must-stay-strong-amid-fraud-allegation-rudeboy/feed/ 0 EFCC Dismisses 27 Staff Over Fraud and Misconduct https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-dismisses-27-staff-over-fraud-and-misconduct/ https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-dismisses-27-staff-over-fraud-and-misconduct/#respond Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:00:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=399912 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed 27 of its personnel for offenses related to fraudulent activities and misconduct. The announcement was made in a statement issued on Monday by the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in Abuja. According to the statement, the dismissals followed recommendations by the Staff Disciplinary Committee and were ratified [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-dismisses-27-staff-over-fraud-and-misconduct/feed/ 0 Plateau Police Deny Investigating Alleged Theft of N180 Million from NGO Linked to VeryDarkMan https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-police-deny-investigating-alleged-theft-of-n180-million-from-ngo-linked-to-verydarkman/ https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-police-deny-investigating-alleged-theft-of-n180-million-from-ngo-linked-to-verydarkman/#respond Sat, 28 Dec 2024 10:00:44 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=398979 The Plateau State Police Command has refuted claims of investigating the alleged theft of N180 million from the account of a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) owned by social media commentator Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). In a viral video released on Friday, VDM alleged that the NGO’s funds were stolen after a hacker accessed [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-police-deny-investigating-alleged-theft-of-n180-million-from-ngo-linked-to-verydarkman/feed/ 0 EFCC Arraigns Man for Alleged N2.1m Fraud in Borno https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arraigns-man-for-alleged-n2-1m-fraud-in-borno/ https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arraigns-man-for-alleged-n2-1m-fraud-in-borno/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:30:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=395985 The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned one Bukar Umar Alhaji before Justice Muhammad Maina of the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri. The defendant was charged with two counts of obtaining by false pretense and criminal misappropriation involving N2,100,000. According to the EFCC, the defendant, alongside [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arraigns-man-for-alleged-n2-1m-fraud-in-borno/feed/ 0 Sean Kingston, Mother Plead Not Guilty To Charges Of Organized Fraud And Grand Theft https://www.theinfostride.com/sean-kingston-mother-plead-not-guilty-to-charges-of-organized-fraud-and-grand-theft/ https://www.theinfostride.com/sean-kingston-mother-plead-not-guilty-to-charges-of-organized-fraud-and-grand-theft/#respond Sat, 31 Aug 2024 17:00:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=388275 Popular American rapper, Sean Kingston and his mother have pleaded not guilty to defrauding multiple businesses out of more than $1M. Both son and mother entered their pleas on Monday during an arraignment hearing before Broward Circuit Judge Ernest Kollra, and fans have been reacting. While Kingston was originally arrested in May in Fort Irwin, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/sean-kingston-mother-plead-not-guilty-to-charges-of-organized-fraud-and-grand-theft/feed/ 0 EFCC Establishes Immigration Fraud Section Across Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-establishes-immigration-fraud-section-across-nigeria/ https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-establishes-immigration-fraud-section-across-nigeria/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:00:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=386083 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has established an Immigration Fraud Section in several of its commands nationwide, according to a statement by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale on Wednesday. EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede disclosed this development on Tuesday while receiving a delegation from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), led by its Director General, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-establishes-immigration-fraud-section-across-nigeria/feed/ 0 Sean Kingston, Mother Indicted In $1M Federal Fraud Case https://www.theinfostride.com/sean-kingston-mother-indicted-in-1m-federal-fraud-case/ https://www.theinfostride.com/sean-kingston-mother-indicted-in-1m-federal-fraud-case/#respond Sat, 20 Jul 2024 17:40:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=383954 Popular singer, Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner are facing federal charges for allegedly defrauding businesses of over $1 million. Federal prosecutors recently announced that a Grand Jury in Miami indicted Kingston and Turner on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and five counts of wire fraud. According to the indictment, Sean [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/sean-kingston-mother-indicted-in-1m-federal-fraud-case/feed/ 0 Fraud: Access Bank admits Ali Bello’s co-defendant not featured on Kogi State bank transactions https://www.theinfostride.com/fraud-access-bank-admits-ali-bellos-co-defendant-not-featured-on-kogi-state-bank-transactions/ https://www.theinfostride.com/fraud-access-bank-admits-ali-bellos-co-defendant-not-featured-on-kogi-state-bank-transactions/#respond Thu, 20 Jun 2024 20:37:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=380958 Olom Otane Egoro, a compliance officer from Access Bank has told the Federal High Court Abuja that the name of Daudu Sulaiman, a co-defendant to Ali Bello, did not feature on the bank statements of the Kogi State Government House in Access Bank, between 2019 and 2021.   Egoro disclosed this on Thursday during cross-examination following [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/fraud-access-bank-admits-ali-bellos-co-defendant-not-featured-on-kogi-state-bank-transactions/feed/ 0 Sean Kingston Extradited To Florida Amid Fraud Charges https://www.theinfostride.com/sean-kingston-extradited-to-florida-amid-fraud-charges/ https://www.theinfostride.com/sean-kingston-extradited-to-florida-amid-fraud-charges/#respond Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:10:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=379759 Popular American singer, Sean Kingston has been extradited to Florida. Recall that Florida is where he and his mother are charged with committing more than a million dollars’ worth of fraud. Sean was booked into the Broward County jail hours ago, according to jail records, after getting arrested on May 23 at Fort Irwin, an [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/sean-kingston-extradited-to-florida-amid-fraud-charges/feed/ 0 Alleged N2.2b Oil Subsidy Fraud: Mamman Ali Trial Deferred Until March 25 https://www.theinfostride.com/alleged-n2-2b-oil-subsidy-fraud-mamman-ali-trial-deferred-until-march-25/ https://www.theinfostride.com/alleged-n2-2b-oil-subsidy-fraud-mamman-ali-trial-deferred-until-march-25/#respond Mon, 05 Feb 2024 08:58:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=369666 Justice Mojisola Dada, presiding over the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has adjourned further proceedings in the trial of Mamman Nasir Ali and Christian Taylor, accused in an N2.2 billion oil subsidy fraud case. The trial is now scheduled to resume on March 25, 2024, following a recent hearing on Friday, February 2, 2024. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/alleged-n2-2b-oil-subsidy-fraud-mamman-ali-trial-deferred-until-march-25/feed/ 0 Former Governor Obiano Granted Bail After Arraignment Over Alleged N4 Billion Fraud https://www.theinfostride.com/former-governor-obiano-granted-bail-after-arraignment-over-alleged-n4-billion-fraud/ https://www.theinfostride.com/former-governor-obiano-granted-bail-after-arraignment-over-alleged-n4-billion-fraud/#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:36:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=368445 In a significant legal development, a court has granted bail to the former Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, following his arraignment over allegations of N4 billion fraud. The bail decision comes amid heightened attention to corruption cases involving public officials and highlights the legal process’s role in ensuring fair and just proceedings. Former Governor [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/former-governor-obiano-granted-bail-after-arraignment-over-alleged-n4-billion-fraud/feed/ 0 Peter Obi Raises Concerns Over Persistent Fraud in Humanitarian Ministry Amid N585 Million Scandal https://www.theinfostride.com/peter-obi-raises-concerns-over-persistent-fraud-in-humanitarian-ministry-amid-n585-million-scandal/ https://www.theinfostride.com/peter-obi-raises-concerns-over-persistent-fraud-in-humanitarian-ministry-amid-n585-million-scandal/#respond Sun, 14 Jan 2024 00:00:44 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=367144 Former Governor Peter Obi has sounded an alarm regarding ongoing fraudulent activities within the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development. The concerns raised by Obi come in the wake of a N585 million scandal that has cast a spotlight on alleged financial improprieties within the ministry. Obi, a vocal advocate for accountability [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/peter-obi-raises-concerns-over-persistent-fraud-in-humanitarian-ministry-amid-n585-million-scandal/feed/ 0 Sadiya Umar Farouk Responds to EFCC Summons Over Alleged N37 Billion Fraud https://www.theinfostride.com/sadiya-umar-farouk-responds-to-efcc-summons-over-alleged-n37-billion-fraud/ https://www.theinfostride.com/sadiya-umar-farouk-responds-to-efcc-summons-over-alleged-n37-billion-fraud/#respond Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:20:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=366815 In a significant development, Sadiya Umar Farouk, the former minister of social development, disaster management, and humanitarian affairs, has made her way to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to respond to allegations of fraud. This move is part of an ongoing investigation into the purported laundering of N37.10 billion during [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/sadiya-umar-farouk-responds-to-efcc-summons-over-alleged-n37-billion-fraud/feed/ 0 Ex-Kano MD and Son Granted Bail in N4bn Fraud Trial https://www.theinfostride.com/ex-kano-md-and-son-granted-bail-in-n4bn-fraud-trial/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ex-kano-md-and-son-granted-bail-in-n4bn-fraud-trial/#respond Thu, 23 Nov 2023 18:50:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=361807 In a recent legal development reported by Infostride News, a Kano High Court granted bail to the former Managing Director of Kano Agricultural Supply Company, Bala Muhammad, and his son, Bala Jnr., who are facing charges related to the alleged diversion of N4 billion in state funds. The case, which has been a subject of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ex-kano-md-and-son-granted-bail-in-n4bn-fraud-trial/feed/ 0 ICPC Probes REA for Suspected Fraud and Funds Diversion, Summons MD https://www.theinfostride.com/icpc-probes-rea-for-suspected-fraud-and-funds-diversion-summons-md/ https://www.theinfostride.com/icpc-probes-rea-for-suspected-fraud-and-funds-diversion-summons-md/#respond Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:18:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=357317 The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has initiated an in-depth investigation into allegations of fraud, criminal conspiracy, and the diversion of public funds within the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). In a press release dated Tuesday, the ICPC announced that it is focusing its scrutiny on the Managing Director of REA, Ahmad [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/icpc-probes-rea-for-suspected-fraud-and-funds-diversion-summons-md/feed/ 0 Shakira Has Always Acted By The Law, She Wasn’t Involved In Any Tax Fraud – Lawyers https://www.theinfostride.com/shakira-has-always-acted-by-the-law-she-wasnt-involved-in-any-tax-fraud-lawyers/ https://www.theinfostride.com/shakira-has-always-acted-by-the-law-she-wasnt-involved-in-any-tax-fraud-lawyers/#respond Fri, 21 Jul 2023 16:39:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=351247 Shakira’s lawyers have come out to blast Spanish prosecutors after the new alleged tax fraud lawsuit against her. Her legal team recently revealed that she has so far not received any formal notification of the investigation over her 2018 tax affairs, and fans have been reacting. According to them, any stain on Shakira’s name via [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/shakira-has-always-acted-by-the-law-she-wasnt-involved-in-any-tax-fraud-lawyers/feed/ 0 Be Wary Of Fraudsters Using My Image To Defraud Women – IK Ogbonna https://www.theinfostride.com/be-wary-of-fraudsters-using-my-image-to-defraud-women-ik-ogbonna/ https://www.theinfostride.com/be-wary-of-fraudsters-using-my-image-to-defraud-women-ik-ogbonna/#respond Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:48:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=344675 Nollywood actor, IK Ogbonna has come out to react to the arrest and arraignment of an impostor who defrauded an American woman of $70k using his image. He recently had his say via his Instagram page, and fans have been reacting. According to him, after a thorough investigation, the suspect was finally arrested and is [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/be-wary-of-fraudsters-using-my-image-to-defraud-women-ik-ogbonna/feed/ 0 N72.4m Fraud Allegation: Lagos Court grants Defendant N25m Bail, adjourns Case till March 21 https://www.theinfostride.com/n72-4m-fraud-allegation-lagos-court-grants-defendant-n25m-bail-adjourns-case-till-march-21/ https://www.theinfostride.com/n72-4m-fraud-allegation-lagos-court-grants-defendant-n25m-bail-adjourns-case-till-march-21/#respond Mon, 06 Feb 2023 23:17:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=341116 On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, granted N25m bail to one Onoja Peter, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Command on a six-count charge bordering on an alleged fraud to the tune of N72,449,000. Onoja, who was [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/n72-4m-fraud-allegation-lagos-court-grants-defendant-n25m-bail-adjourns-case-till-march-21/feed/ 0 N1.4bn Fraud Allegation: Absence of Defence Counsel stalls Trial of Kogi Assembly Candidate, Others https://www.theinfostride.com/n1-4bn-fraud-allegation-absence-of-defence-counsel-stalls-trial-of-kogi-assembly-candidate-others/ https://www.theinfostride.com/n1-4bn-fraud-allegation-absence-of-defence-counsel-stalls-trial-of-kogi-assembly-candidate-others/#respond Fri, 27 Jan 2023 23:19:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=341118 Justice Tijani G. Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, could not continue the trial of Ismaila Yousouf Atumeyi, a Kogi State House of Assembly candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and two others, due to the absence of the lead defence counsel, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde, SAN, in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/n1-4bn-fraud-allegation-absence-of-defence-counsel-stalls-trial-of-kogi-assembly-candidate-others/feed/ 0 Shakira Set For 8 Years in Jail Over Tax Fraud https://www.theinfostride.com/shakira-set-for-8-years-in-jail-over-tax-fraud/ https://www.theinfostride.com/shakira-set-for-8-years-in-jail-over-tax-fraud/#respond Sat, 30 Jul 2022 21:01:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=329537 Popular singer, Shakira is facing up to eight years in prison if she is found guilty of an alleged massive £12m tax fraud. Reports recently revealed this to fans, and the world has been reacting. According to the press, the Hips Don’t Lie singer is charged with defrauding the Spanish treasury out of millions over [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/shakira-set-for-8-years-in-jail-over-tax-fraud/feed/ 0 Alleged N2.9bn Fraud: EFCC Clears Coast For Okorocha’s Arraignment https://www.theinfostride.com/alleged-n2-9bn-fraud-efcc-clears-coast-for-okorochas-arraignment/ https://www.theinfostride.com/alleged-n2-9bn-fraud-efcc-clears-coast-for-okorochas-arraignment/#respond Mon, 30 May 2022 04:30:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=325823 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has cleared the coast for formal arraignment of ex-Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, with the service of the criminal charges on his person in the detention facility. Okorocha was said to have been handed a copy of the charge on Sunday evening preparatory for his appearance in court [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/alleged-n2-9bn-fraud-efcc-clears-coast-for-okorochas-arraignment/feed/ 0 N96b Alleged Fraud: APC Presidential Aspirant, Rotimi Amaechi Loses Bid To Stop Probe https://www.theinfostride.com/n96b-alleged-fraud-apc-presidential-aspirant-rotimi-amaechi-loses-bid-to-stop-probe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/n96b-alleged-fraud-apc-presidential-aspirant-rotimi-amaechi-loses-bid-to-stop-probe/#respond Thu, 26 May 2022 20:00:01 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=325608 A Presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and former Governor of Rivers State, Mr Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has lost his legal battle seeking to stop his probe in alleged N96b fraud and alleged fraudulent sale of valued assets belonging to Rivers State. The Supreme Court in a judgment just delivered [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/n96b-alleged-fraud-apc-presidential-aspirant-rotimi-amaechi-loses-bid-to-stop-probe/feed/ 0 Stop prosecution of Mr Orji uzo kalu – Court orders EFCC https://www.theinfostride.com/stop-prosecution-of-mr-orji-uzo-kalu-court-orders-efcc/ https://www.theinfostride.com/stop-prosecution-of-mr-orji-uzo-kalu-court-orders-efcc/#respond Wed, 29 Sep 2021 16:55:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=309186 The Federal High Court, Abuja has discontinued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from retrying former Abia Governor, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. The court has put an end to the reopening the trial of Kalu on the N7.1 billion money laundering charge brought against him by the EFCC. According to the News Agency of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/stop-prosecution-of-mr-orji-uzo-kalu-court-orders-efcc/feed/ 0 U.S Government moves to sue for millions of USDT purportedly carted away https://www.theinfostride.com/u-s-government-moves-to-sue-for-millions-of-usdt-purportedly-carted-away/ https://www.theinfostride.com/u-s-government-moves-to-sue-for-millions-of-usdt-purportedly-carted-away/#respond Sun, 26 Sep 2021 23:13:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308921 The United States Attorney’s office of recent filed a civil complaint accusing four digital wallets containing more than 9.8 million Tether (USDT) of being in on a wire fraud, computer fraud, and money laundering. The complaint was led by U.S. Attorney, Tracy Wilkinson. In April 2021, a California resident was swindled out of over 200 [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/u-s-government-moves-to-sue-for-millions-of-usdt-purportedly-carted-away/feed/ 0 Eight banks lose N1.9bn to fraud in one year, https://www.theinfostride.com/eight-banks-lose-n1-9bn-to-fraud-in-one-year/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eight-banks-lose-n1-9bn-to-fraud-in-one-year/#respond Sun, 22 Aug 2021 20:16:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304548 According to its annual report, Polaris recorded a total of 134 cases of fraud in 2020 which comprise seven fraud categories, namely Automated Teller Machine fraud (43 cases), Internet bank fraud (three cases), mobile fraud (46), impersonation fraud (three cases), cheque theft (one case), outright theft (25 cases) and general fraud incidents (113). The report [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eight-banks-lose-n1-9bn-to-fraud-in-one-year/feed/ 0 Court Sends Two Internet Fraudsters To Two Years In Prison https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sends-two-internet-fraudsters-to-two-years-in-prison/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sends-two-internet-fraudsters-to-two-years-in-prison/#respond Mon, 19 Jul 2021 20:32:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=301306 The Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today July 19, 2021, secured the conviction of two internet fraudsters – Noah Omoregbe (a.k.a Frank Mark) and Destiny Efewengbe (a.k.a William Scot ) before Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State. This is according [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sends-two-internet-fraudsters-to-two-years-in-prison/feed/ 0 Catholic cleric arrested for selling fake currency https://www.theinfostride.com/catholic-cleric-arrested-for-selling-fake-currency/ https://www.theinfostride.com/catholic-cleric-arrested-for-selling-fake-currency/#respond Mon, 12 Jul 2021 04:59:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=300445 The Niger State Police Command has arrested a Catechist of the Catholic Church for allegedly selling fake currency. The amount involved was over N15m. Equally important, the Catholic Cathechist, identified as Sebastine Dabu, 48, was nabbed alongside two others. They are Emmanuel Akazuwa, 42 and Umar Mohammed, 50. The suspects were arrested in a hotel [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/catholic-cleric-arrested-for-selling-fake-currency/feed/ 0 EFCC Arrests Two For Alleged N768.5m Fraud https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arrests-two-for-alleged-n768-5m-fraud/ https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arrests-two-for-alleged-n768-5m-fraud/#respond Mon, 21 Jun 2021 20:17:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=298030 Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested two suspected fraudsters, Konne Israel Barieeba and Osuji Miracle Obieze, for obtaining money by false pretense to the tune of N768, 585, 000. 00 (Seven Hundred and Sixty-eight Million, Five Hundred and Eighty-five Thousand Naira). The suspects, alongside Obialor Christian [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arrests-two-for-alleged-n768-5m-fraud/feed/ 0 EFCC Arrests 14 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Lagos https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arrests-14-suspected-internet-fraudsters-in-lagos/ https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arrests-14-suspected-internet-fraudsters-in-lagos/#respond Fri, 23 Apr 2021 20:59:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=291327 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday said it has arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos. This was contained in a statement signed by the commission’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren. According to the statement, the suspects are: Abiodun Gbolahan Seidu, Joseph Aganaga Ndubuisi, Sodimu Olawale Sikirudeen, Ohaekim Christopher, Ambali Oluwaseyi Rahman, Chibuzor Ebubedike, Salvador [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arrests-14-suspected-internet-fraudsters-in-lagos/feed/ 0 EFCC Arrests Benue State Permanent Secretary For Fraud https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arrests-benue-state-permanent-se/ https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arrests-benue-state-permanent-se/#respond Thu, 01 Apr 2021 21:45:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=289129 The Permanent Secretary in the Benue State Ministry of Health, Ayaka Apir Ityu has been arraigned before Justice A. I. Ityonyiman of the State High Court Makurdi. He was arraigned by the Makurdi Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a one-count charge of forgery, a statement issued on Thursday by [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arrests-benue-state-permanent-se/feed/ 0 Court Charges Internet Fraudster to One Year Imprisonment in Lagos https://www.theinfostride.com/court-charges-internet-fraudster-to-one-year-imprisonment-in-lagos/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-charges-internet-fraudster-to-one-year-imprisonment-in-lagos/#respond Mon, 29 Mar 2021 21:00:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=288826 The Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has convicted one Olaofe Olamide to one-year imprisonment for engaging in internet fraud. This followed the prosecution of the convict by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to a statement issued on Monday, the EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said Olamide was arraigned on March 29 [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-charges-internet-fraudster-to-one-year-imprisonment-in-lagos/feed/ 0 EFCC Arrests Man Over N17.6M Fraud https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arrests-man-over-n17-6m-fraud/ https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arrests-man-over-n17-6m-fraud/#respond Tue, 23 Mar 2021 04:30:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=288128 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Nanpan Yaniyang at the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja. Yaniyang was brought before Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe on Monday on four counts bordering on stealing and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N17,449,000 and $6,300. He was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arrests-man-over-n17-6m-fraud/feed/ 0 EFCC Charges Man to court for N65m Fraud in Lagos https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-charges-man-to-court-for-n65m-fraud-in-lagos/ https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-charges-man-to-court-for-n65m-fraud-in-lagos/#respond Fri, 05 Mar 2021 22:43:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=286598 The Lagos Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of one George Iwuagu before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of a Special Offence Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. The convict was arraigned alongside his cohorts, Joseph Worhabiko Adele, Jackson Precious Kamalu and Richie Edward Ojeba, sometime in September [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-charges-man-to-court-for-n65m-fraud-in-lagos/feed/ 0 Nine Arrested as Court Convicts 1 Fraudster https://www.theinfostride.com/nine-arrested-as-court-convicts-1-fraudster/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nine-arrested-as-court-convicts-1-fraudster/#respond Fri, 05 Mar 2021 22:38:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=286591 Justice Mohammed Abubakar of the Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, on Thursday, March 4, 2021 convicted and sentenced one Wusu Taiwo Opeyemi to five months imprisonment for criminal impersonation. The offence contravenes section 22(2) (b)(I) and punishable under section 22(2)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention Etc.)Act, 2015. The 22-year-old undergraduate, who was arrested on [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nine-arrested-as-court-convicts-1-fraudster/feed/ 0 Couples jailed 40 years for N53m Fraud https://www.theinfostride.com/couples-jailed-40-years-for-n53m-fraud/ https://www.theinfostride.com/couples-jailed-40-years-for-n53m-fraud/#respond Fri, 19 Feb 2021 22:59:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=285301 A couple, Ebiesuwa Abayomi Fredrick and his wife, Tinuola Idayat Oyegunle, have been sentenced to 40 years imprisonment each. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State today, February 15, 2021, found them guilty on all four counts of conspiracy and obtaining by false pretense brought against them by the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/couples-jailed-40-years-for-n53m-fraud/feed/ 0 EFCC Arrest 32 for Fraud in Lagos, Two others https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arrest-32-for-fraud-in-lagos-two-others/ https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arrest-32-for-fraud-in-lagos-two-others/#respond Tue, 16 Feb 2021 21:34:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=284961 Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested 28 internet fraud suspects at different locations in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State. The suspects include Emanuel Duke, Fortune Stephen, Okpesa Kenneth, James Taiwo, Lamina Toyeeb, Amusa Ahmed, Lezor Ture Bright, Kehinde Adeleye, Godwin Obayuwana, Ajao Sodiq, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arrest-32-for-fraud-in-lagos-two-others/feed/ 0 EFCC Arrest 39 Internet Fraud Suspects in Ogun, Osun https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arrest-39-internet-fraud-suspects-in-ogun-osun/ https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arrest-39-internet-fraud-suspects-in-ogun-osun/#respond Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:06:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=284409 The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, arrested 39 suspected internet fraudsters. Ten of them were arrested at Ilesha, Osun State, while Twenty-nine others were arrested in different locations at Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State. Those arrested at Ilesha are: Oyesoji Tosin, Olaniyi Emmanuel, Samson Ojo, Sodiq [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arrest-39-internet-fraud-suspects-in-ogun-osun/feed/ 0 4 Members of Fraud Syndicate Arrested in Ogun https://www.theinfostride.com/4-members-of-fraud-syndicate-arrested-in-ogun/ https://www.theinfostride.com/4-members-of-fraud-syndicate-arrested-in-ogun/#respond Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:54:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=283253 Four members of a fraud syndicate, who defrauded a 26-year-old lady, Imoleayo Ashade, of the sum of over N1.3 million in Ijebu-Ode area after allegedly hypnotising her have been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command. A box containing fake international currencies which the suspects were using to deceive their unsuspecting victims in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/4-members-of-fraud-syndicate-arrested-in-ogun/feed/ 0 Court Convicts FinBank Ex-MD, 4 Others over ₦18bn Fraud https://www.theinfostride.com/court-convicts-finbank-ex-md-4-others-over-%e2%82%a618bn-fraud/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-convicts-finbank-ex-md-4-others-over-%e2%82%a618bn-fraud/#respond Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:54:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=280668 The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted a former Managing Director of Finbank plc, Okey Nwosu and three other directors of the bank. Justice Lateefat Okunnu in the court convicted the four for stealing over ₦18 billion from the bank In her judgment delivered on Tuesday, the court sentenced three of the convicts [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-convicts-finbank-ex-md-4-others-over-%e2%82%a618bn-fraud/feed/ 0 Native Doctor Dupes Man of N7M https://www.theinfostride.com/native-doctor-dupes-man-of-n7m/ https://www.theinfostride.com/native-doctor-dupes-man-of-n7m/#respond Sun, 06 Dec 2020 20:23:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=276767 A Nigerian man has taken to the microblogging site, Twitter to seek help after a native doctor reportedly scammed him. The Nigerian man alleged that the native doctor duped him for the whopping sum of N7 million. The victim named Seun claims the native doctor “jazzed” him, such that he didn’t know what he was [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/native-doctor-dupes-man-of-n7m/feed/ 0 Court Sentences Former Banker to 17 Years in Prison for Fraud to Pay N93bn https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sentences-former-banker-to-17-years-in-prison-for-fraud-to-pay-n93bn/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sentences-former-banker-to-17-years-in-prison-for-fraud-to-pay-n93bn/#respond Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:25:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=275553 The Kano State High Court has convicted a former banker, Rabiu Dawaki, of charges of conspiracy and criminal breach of trust. Justice Dije Aboki convicted Dawaki in her judgement on Monday and ordered him to restitute N93,232,500. Mr Wilson Uwujaren who is the spokesman for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) disclosed this in [...]

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