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Court Jails Internet Fraudster One Year in Port Harcourt
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
Justice E .A. Obile of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced Nnaemeka Chinedu (a.k.a. Gibson George) to two years imprisonment for impersonation.
He was convicted on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 after pleading “guilty” to one- count charge bordering on impersonation upon his arraignment by the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Two Internet Fraudsters Jailed in Benin, Forfeits Mercedes Benz GLK 350 Car to FG
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Two internet fraudsters, Humphrey Omosivie and Tony Imalele were on Wednesday May 11, 2022 convicted and sentenced to prison by Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City.
The duo were arraigned by the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on separate one count charges of impersonation and obtaining by false pretence.
Omosivie and Imalele fraudulently impersonated one Nicole, a Canadian citizen, and Anthony Miller, a citizen of the United States of America, respectively with intent to obtain money from unsuspecting members of the public.
EFCC Docks Man for N3m Fraud
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi Zonal Command, on Wednesday May 11, 2022 arraigned one Felix John Ella before Justice I. O. Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on a two count charge for allegedly obtaining the sum of Three Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty Eight Thousand, Nine Hundred and Sixty Naira (N3, 758, 960.00) by false pretence.
Count one of the charge reads, “That you, Felix John Ella, (Doing Business in the name of Johnfelix Trading HUB, with BN No: 3384930 at No. 3, S.O.S. Street, Gwagwalada, FCT-Abuja, Nigeria), male, adult, on or about the 12th day of January 2022 in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with the intent to defraud, used electronic gift, apple and/or visa credit cards to obtain the cash sum of Three Million Seven Hundred and Fifty Eight Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixty Naira (N3, 758,960.00) through your UBA Account Number 2159267033 and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 33(1) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015”.
EFCC Maiduguri Commander Seeks More Synergy with Borno Police Command
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The Maiduguri Zonal Commander of the EFCC, Shuaibu Umar on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 called for the deepening of friendship and collaboration between the Command and the Borno State Command of the Nigeria Police. Her made the appeal when he visited the Borno State Command of the Nigeria Police Force as part of his familiarization tour of sister agencies in the Command.
The Commander was accompanied on the visit by Deputy Director, Legal and Prosecution, DCE Ojogbane Amade Johnson.
Man Arraigned for Land Scam in Kano
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, arraigned one Danladi Abba before Justice Zuwaira Yusuf of the Kano State High Court on a one count charge of conversion of funds.
The defendant allegedly sold a property entrusted to him by the complainant and diverted the proceeds to personal use.
The charge reads, “That you, Danladi Abba sometime in 2018 within the jurisdiction of this court being entrusted with property (land ) of one Makanjuola Faniyi without his consent sold the said property and converted the money and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 311 of the Penal Code and punishable under Section 312of the same Law”.
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