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Hacking: Court Jails Man 30 Months for Stealing N6.9m from Victim’s Account
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Justice Usman Na'abba of the Kano State High Court sitting in Kano, has convicted and sentenced Faruk Sani to two and half years imprisonment for stealing the sum of N6,900,000 ( Six Million, Nine Hundred Thousand Naira only).
He was jailed on Thursday, April 7, 2022, after pleading guilty to five-count charges bordering on stealing, upon being arraigned by the Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Court Jails Six Internet Fraudsters in Calabar
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Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court sitting Calabar, Cross River state has convicted and sentenced six internet fraudsters, for their involvement in various internet-related offences.
The convicts are: Ezenwadike Kingsley, Ugwuoke Keneth, Gabriel Ewa Jonah, Emmanuel Chukwunonso, Ettano Blessing and Obidiche Michael Ifeanyi.
They were jailed on Thursday, April 7, 2022 based on their “guilty” pleas to one-count separate charge preferred against them by the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Man Bags Jail Term for Internet Fraud in Lagos
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The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, April 7, 2022, secured the conviction and sentencing of one Ernest James before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos for an offence bordering on retention of proceeds of criminal act, to wit internet fraud.
He was arraigned on a one-count amended charge in which he was accused of engaging in dating scam to enrich himself.
He pleaded "guilty" to the charge.
EFCC Docks NOGASA Chair, Fatuyi Phillips for Alleged N43.5m Fraud in Lagos
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The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on April 7, 2022, arraigned one Fatuyi Yemi Philips, Chairman, Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, NOGASA, alongside his firm, Oceanview Oil and Gas Limited, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N43, 502,000.00
Count one reads: "Fatuyi Yemi Philips and Oceanview Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited, on or about the 28th day of September, 2016 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, obtained the aggregate sum of N43, 502,000.00 from Elochukwu Okoye and Elebana Unique Ventures Nigeria Limited on behalf of WAPCIL Nigeria Limited under the false representation that you would sell to WAPCIL Nigeria Limited $98,870.00, a representation you knew to be false."
Two Internet Fraudsters Bag Jail Term, Forfeit Car to FG
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The Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday April 7, 2022, secured the conviction of two internet fraudsters, Ajiboye Ernest Alade and Mike Ederihbhalo on one count charge of fraud.
Alade was arraigned before Justice S.M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, Benin City while Mike Ederihbhalo was arraigned before Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court, Benin City.
Alade was accused of being in possession of fraudulent/scammed pictures containing false pretense, an offence contrary to Section 6 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.
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