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N109bn Fraud: Ex-AGF Idris to Remain in Prison as Court Adjourns Ruling on Bail Application till July 28
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Justice A. O. Adeyemi Ajayi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama Abuja on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, reserved ruling on the bail application of suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris and his co-defendants: Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Kudu Usman till tomorrow, July, 28, 2022.
The trio were arraigned alongside a company, Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited, on a 14-count charge bordering on gratification, abuse of office and money laundering to the tune of over N109 billion fraud.
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against them.
Court Jails Undergraduate 12months for Cheating, Personation in Kwara
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Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 convicted a 23-year-old student of Federal University of Technology, FUT, Minna, Niger State, one Mohammed Bello, for offences bordering on cheating by personation.
Bello, who claimed to hail from Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State allegedly posed as a white female with intent to defraud unsuspecting victims
The defendant was prosecuted on two-count charge by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
EFCC Arrests Six Internet Fraud Suspects in Benue
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Command on Saturday, July 23,2022, arrested six suspected internet fraudsters at Amichi Hotel in Orokam, Benue State .
The suspects are: Idoko Emmanuel Ofu, Abbah Ogbaah, Idoko James Peter, Aduma James Oche, Ito James and Atayi Daniel.
They were nabbed following intelligence reports on their alleged cybercrime activities.
EFCC Trains 120 Officers on Tax Fraud Investigation
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In its continuous effort to hone the skills of its workforce for impactful performance, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has commenced an intensive training on tax fraud investigation for its officers
The training, which kicked off on Monday, July 18, 2022 at the EFCC Academy, Karu, Abuja, was declared open by the Commandant of the Academy, Commander of the EFCC, CE Ayo Olowonihi. While welcoming all the participants to the Academy, Olowonihi charged them to be open to learning and maximize every opportunity offered by the training by paying attention to every detail.
Court Jails Land Racketeer for N4m Fraud in Maiduguri
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The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, secured the conviction and sentencing of one Al –Amin Idris to six months imprisonment for cheating to the tune of N4m.
The defendant was first arraigned on Monday, January 31, 2022 before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court on a one count charge following investigation into a petition alleging that he obtained N4m over the purported sale of a non-existent plot of land.
He had pleaded not guilty to the charge. But midway into the charge, he changed his plea and pleaded guilty to an amended one count charge.
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