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Defence Academy Backs EFCC on Fight Against Corruption
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The Head, Accounting department of the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, Dr. M.N Ahmed has indicated the readiness of the Academy to support every effort of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in its fight against all forms of economic and financial crimes.
He gave the assurance on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, when cadets from the Accounting and Intelligence/ Cyber Security department of the NDA came on a study tour of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the EFCC. Ahmed said that EFCC is good on its beat and the NDA would always support it in its core mandate of fighting corrupt practices.
Kwara Courts Send Auto Repairer, Two Others to Prison for Cybercrime
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The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, April 7, 2022 secured the conviction of three persons charged before Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court and Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin for offences bordering on cybercrime.
The Convicts are Umar Abdulrazaq Olanrewaju alias “Sugar Baby” from Tanke in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State; Hassan Abdullahi Olaitan, auto repairer from Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State and one Tope Ayodele.
Court Jails 15 Internet Fraudsters In Calabar
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Justice Rosemary Dugbo Oghoghorie and Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State have convicted and sentenced fifteen( 15) Internet fraudsters to one year imprisonment each, for their involvement in various internet- related offences.
While Justice Oghoghorie jailed six of the fraudsters: Okon Samuel Edet, Clinton Joseph Iheamibe, Emmanuel Joseph Effiom, Oguamalam Francis, Emejuo Daniel Daniel and Anieto Paul Ekene, Justice Ojukwu jailed the nine others: Njoku Jeffrey Kelechi, Godson Maduabuchi, Ubong Innocent Francis, Unyung Precious Ime, Edem Wisdom Wilson, Odo Peter, Iniobong John, Igbokwe Clinton Nkemjika and Daniel Peter Bessong.
They were arraigned by the Uyo Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday April 6, 2022 on one count separate charge bordering on criminal impersonation with intent to defraud.
Court Jails One For Internet Fraud n Kaduna
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Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna, has convicted and sentenced Prosper Joseph to one year imprisonment for obtaining money by false pretences.
Joseph was jailed on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 after pleading guilty to one- count amended charge, upon being arraigned by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The one -count amended charge read: " That you Prosper Joseph sometime in February 2021, in Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did commit an offence to wit; cheating by impersonation wherein you represented yourself to be one Chase Rice, a musician from United States of America to one Leenchen and fraudulently induced her to buy " iTunes cards" for you worth €15(fifteen euros) and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 308 of the Kaduna State Penal Code, Law, 2017 and punishable under Section 309 of the same Law".
Court Jails Six fir Cyber-fraud in Enugu
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Command on Wednesday April 6, 2022, secured the conviction of six internet fraudsters before Justice I.M Buba of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu on various charges bordering on impersonation and
obtaining money under false pretences from unsuspecting foreign nationals.
The convicts are: Ogenyi Frederick Ebuka, Igwe Kelechi, Noble Nwodo, Ebi Chibuike Victor, Kalu Eze Kalu and Eze Obinna Allan.
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