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EFCC Sensitizes DNFIs
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The Benin Zonal Commander of the EFCC, Usman Muktar on Tuesday, June 21,2022, called on operators of Designated Non-Financial Institutions, DNFIs, and professions to register with the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML.
Muktar who spoke through the Head, SCUML Benin, Boyi Ibrahim, during an enlightenment and sensitization of board members of Okoisama Trinity Toritsefe Foundation said it was important for DNFIs to register with SCUML before commencement of business or soon after. "Your organization is identified as a DNFI; therefore it is subject to monitoring, supervision and regulation against money laundering and terrorism financing by the SCUML in accordance with the provisions of the Money Laundering(Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022".
Confidence Tricksters jailed for ‘Magic Money’ in Sokoto
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Justice Mohammed Sifawa of the Sokoto State High Court has convicted and sentenced the duo of Yakubu Ibrahim and Ibrahim Yakubu to 10 years imprisonment each on a one count charge for fraudulently deception and obtaining the sum of over N5 million by false pretence.
The duo had with intent to defraud, represented themselves to the petitioners as possessing the power of doubling money through the invocation of "juju" and collected N5, 612, 000. 00 (Five Million Six Hundred and Twelve Thousand Naira) from them.
The offence is contrary to Section 310 of the Sokoto State Penal Law 2019 and punishable under Section 311 of the same Law.
Court Sends Three Internet Fraudsters to Prison in Benin
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Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, convicted and sentenced three internet fraudsters to prison for fraud.
The trio, Osahenkhoe Godstime, David Courage Omkagbo, Obikolu Lawrence Chuwuneku, were arraigned on one count charge each by the Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC for fraudulent impersonation and obtaining by false pretence.
Engineer, POS Operator Jailed for Cybercrime in Ilorin
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The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction a certain Oyewole Maruf Damilare, who claimed to be an Engineer from Ifedore Local Government Area of Osun State and one Olusanya Idowu Lukman, a PoS operator from Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Justice Mahmoud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin convicted and sentenced the duo to various jail terms, having found them guilty of offences bordering on cybercrime and possession of proceeds of illegal activities levelled against them by the EFCC.
The Commission arraigned Oyewole on two count charges of cheating by personation and possession of proceeds of unlawful activities, while Olusanya was prosecuted on one count of personation whence he allegedly posed as one Lena Kincy on Facebook to scam unsuspecting victim.
Staff of AuGF’s Office’s convicted for Employment Scam in Sokoto
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Justice Mohammed Mohammed of the Sokoto State High Court has convicted and sentenced Abdullahi Paiko Aliyu , who claims to be a staff of the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation, to 7 years imprisonment on a two count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretences to the tune of over N14 Million.
He was convicted after he pleaded guilty to the charges preferred against him by the EFCC. Before he met his waterloo, Paiko had defrauded unsuspecting members of the public under the guise of securing them employments in Federal Agencies, including the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS; National Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC; Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency, NIMASA, and the National Information Technology Development Agency NITDA.
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