EFCC
Court Jails Hacker, Accomplice for N32m Fraud in Uyo
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of a known hacker: Micheal John Oluwasegun, and his accomplice, Saviour Peter Edet, before Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
They were jailed on Thursday, July 21, 2022 after pleading 'guilty' to three- count charges bordering on conspiracy, fraud and stealing to the tune of N32, 000, 000 (Thirty Two Million Naira ) , preferred against them by the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
One of the charges against them reads, “That you Michael John Oluwasegun, Saviour Peter Edet sometime in 2021, in Uyo within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, did conspire among yourselves to commit a felony to wit; computer related fraud by knowingly inputting data such as personal banking details stored in a computer without authority, for the purpose of conferring economic benefits on yourselves and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 27 (1) (b) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc ) Act 2015 and punishable under Section 14 (1) of the same Act”.
74 Internet Fraud Suspects Arrested in Port Harcourt
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Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested Seventy Four (74) suspected internet fraudsters. They were picked up in the early hours of Thursday, July 21, 2022, at various locations in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
However, of the number, Forty Eight (48) had incriminating items in their possession.
The suspects are: Promise Sunday, Ukala Goldman, Isaac Golden, Peter Ikechukwu, Bankole Olamide, John Chiemela, Thomas Martins, Dr Victor, Emmanuel Owuma, Emmanuel Sekun, Philip Abaku, Emmanuel Egwuanumku, Thompson Charles Lekia, Ken Anelele Marvel, Kelechi Prince, Ugochukwu Ukaigwe, Ake John, Victor Madu, Moses Jubril Akrah, Jonathan Jeffery, Noble Lot, Success Umukoro, Precious Michael and Christabel Enoch.
Man Bags 2 Years for Possession of Counterfeit Currency
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The Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today secured the conviction of one Abbas Saleh before Justice Obiora Egwuta of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano on a one count charge of possession of counterfeit currency.
The convict was arraigned by the Commission on the 14th of October, 2019 for allegedly being in possession of counterfeit United States Dollars and attempting to exchange the same to Naira at Wapa Market Kano.
Saleh pleaded not guilty to the two count charge preferred against him by the prosecution thereby settling the stage for his full trial.
IPMAN Seeks EFCC’s Support to Check Sale of Illegally refined Petroleum Products
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The Chairman of the Enugu Depot of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN Mr Anyaso Chinedu has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to help check the sale of illegally refined petroleum products in the country.
He made appeal on Friday, July 22, 2022, when he visited the Commander of the Enugu Zonal Command of the EFCC, ACE Oshodi Johnson in Enugu.
Sokoto Court Jailed Three Auto Dealers 15 Years
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Justice Ahmad Mahmud of the Federal High Court sitting in Sokoto has convicted and sentenced three car dealers: Aminu Sahabi, Nasiru Muhammad Dan Yaro and Umar Mohammed to five years imprisonment each
They were jailed on Friday, July 22, 2022 after pleading guilty to one-count count separate charge bordering on flouting provisions of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2011 (as amended in 2012), upon being arraigned by the Sokoto Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
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