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EFCC Inaugurates Editorial Board of Economic Crimes Law Report
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Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Thursday, June 9, 2022, inaugurated the Editorial Board of the Economic Crimes Law Report , a journal of decided case law pertaining to economic and financial crimes.
The inauguration which took place at the EFCC’s Corporate Headquarters in Abuja, was witnessed by management team of the EFCC and a team from the Nigerian Law School led by its Director General, Professor Isa Chiroma, SAN.
Bawa expressed commitment and determination of the EFCC to drive the project, assuring that every logistics needed for the project would be supplied.
Court Jails Five Fraudsters in Benin
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The Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, secured the conviction of five fraudsters before Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, on separate one count charge bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false pretence.
The convicts are: Omoragon Paul, Ogiamien Nosa Christopher, Oghenekume Moses, Osamede Egbon Nicholas and Bashiru Mohammed.
The charge against Paul reads: “that you, Omoragbon Paul between 2020 and 2021 in Benin City, Edo State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud falsely represent yourself to be one Johnson Ben, an American on Instagram account created by you and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 484 of the Criminal Code, Cap 48 Laws of Bendel State of Nigeria”.
Two Convicted for Forging SCUML Certificate in Kaduna
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The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday June 9, 2022, secured the conviction of the duo of Oko Sunday and Nura Lawal Muhammed before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna for conspiracy to commit forgery.
Sunday allegedly forged a Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML certificate which he used in opening an account for his company, Sabo Villa L. Multi Investment Global Nigeria, in Kaduna branch of Jaiz Bank Plc.
Investigation revealed that the second defendant, Nura Muhammed actually forged the document. When a search warrant was executed in his house, six (6) other forged certificates bearing the names of different companies were recovered.
Man Arraigned for N15.5m Land Fraud
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The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, arraigned one Abubakar Muhammad before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna for obtaining by false pretence.
One of the counts reads: " That you, Abubakar Muhammad, sometime in July, 2012, in Kaduna, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud did obtain the sum of N15,500,000.00 (Fifteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira) only from one Jibril Hassan Haramani for sale of three plots of land situated at Kurmin Mashi, Kaduna which you claim to be the rightful owner, a pretence you knew to be false and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act”.
Court Sentences Internet Fraudster to Six Months Community Service in Lagos
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The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of an internet fraudster, Pius Eromosele, before Justice O. A. Okunuga of the State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.
The convict was arraigned on May 31, 2022 on a one-count charge bordering on possession of document containing false pretence, which he pleaded “guilty” to.
The charge reads: “That you, Pius Eromosele, on or about the 31st day of March, 2021 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court,knowingly had in your possession a document containing false pretence titled: "Schedule remittance and shipping request", which document you knew to be false and committed an offence of possession of document containing false pretence, contrary to Section 320 of the Criminal Law of Lagos state, 2015.”
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