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EFCC Docks Indian for N70m Dud Cheque …Secures Conviction of Two Nigerians for Cybercrime in Ibadan
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
An Indian national, Yuvraj Kumar Mehra was recently arraigned by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice Olanrawaju Majekobe of the Ogun State High Court on eight count charges which bordered on conspiracy and issuance of dud cheque to tune of N70million (Seventy Million Naira).
The defendant was arraigned alongside his firm, Dolphin Steels Nigeria Limited.
Yuvraj was docked for his refusal to pay the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc, IBEDC the said sum for power supplied to his company.
EFCC Arrests 29 Internet Fraud Suspects in Port Harcourt
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal Office on Friday, March 25, 2022 arrested twenty-nine (29) suspected internet fraudsters, at several hideouts in Nekede Road and Owerri Axis of Imo State but incriminating items were found on seventeen of them.
They were arrested based on verified intelligence reports linking them with alleged fraudulent activities ranging from love scam on numerous dating sites, impersonation, and possession of fraudulent documents, picker and bitcoin scam.
Fugitive Fraudster Bags 14 Years In Enugu
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Justice I.M Buba of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu has convicted and sentenced Chinedu Ayogu Christopher to 14 years imprisonment on internet- related offences.
Christopher was arraigned on January 25, 2021, on two- count charges bordering on obtaining by false pretences and cybercrimes
One of the counts reads:, “that you Chinedu Ayogu Christopher (Alias Austin Leo), sometime in August 2020 at Enugu within the jurisdiction of this court was in possession of a document containing a false pretence knowing that what the document contained was false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 6 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act".
Unveiling of Manuals: Buhari Commends Bawa, Urges Other Agencies to Emulate EFCC
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday March 25, 2022, commended the excellent performance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission under the leadership of Abdulrasheed Bawa in securing 2,220 convictions and recovering over N152billion and $285m in one year.
The President who spoke at the unveiling of the EFCC Standard Operating Procedures, Policies, and Manuals, at the State House, Abuja, noted that the documents were in line with his administration’s vision to institutionalize the fight against corruption. “I am glad to note that the war against corruption, which is one of the cardinal objectives of this administration, is being strengthened through the institutionalization of operational procedures, particularly as they form the building blocks of transparency and accountability in administration and public expenditure,” he said.
We Will Collaborate With EFCC in the Fight Against Graft - NBA Assures
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The Nigerian Bar Association, Benin Branch, has assured the EFCC of its collaboration and support in the fight against economic and financial crimes. Pius . I. Oiwoh, Chairman of Benin NBA stated this on Thursday, March 24, 2022 when he led NBA executives on a courtesy visit to the Benin Zonal Command of the Commission.
Oiwoh said the visit became imperative to familiarize themselves with the new Zonal Commander and to deepen the existing relationship between the NBA and EFCC. "Whenever there is a new Sheriff in Town, it is our tradition to pay this kind of courtesy visit in order to sustain friendship and strengthen the existing relationship.
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