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Alleged $111,500,000 Fraud: Absence of Defence Counsel Stalls Stanley Okafor 's Trial
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The trial of one Stanley Okafor alongside his company, Larbrador Shipping Services Limited, for an alleged $111,500,000 fraud before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on an amended nine-count charge bordering on attempt to obtain money by false pretence, forgery, and possession of document containing false pretence could not continue on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 due to the absence of the defence counsel as the presiding judge further adjourned till August 1, 2022 for the defence to open its case.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC accused the defendant of committing the alleged offences said to be contrary to Section 8 (b) and 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Related Offences Act, 2006; Section 361 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011, and Section 6, 8 (b) and 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Related Act, 2006.
One of the amended counts reads: "That you, Okafor Stanley and Labrador Shipping Services Ltd sometime between November 2019 and January 2020 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud, did attempt to obtain the sum of $22,000,000 (Twenty-two Million Dollars) from Zenith Bank Plc by falsely representing that Citi Bank was in receipt of the said sum."
Two Internet Fraudsters Jailed in Kaduna
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Justice A.A. Bello of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced two internet fraudsters: Godwin Paul Osikhena and Unique Isaac Odu to three months imprisonment each, for internet-related offences.
They were jailed on Monday, July 4, 2022 after pleading guilty to one –count separate charge bordering on impersonation, upon their arraignment by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Two Convicted for Cyber-fraud in Abuja
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abuja Zonal Command on Friday , July 8, 2022, arraigned the duo of Musa Thankgod Precious and Agbo Victor Nduh before Justice N.I. Afolabi of the Federal High Court Lafia, Nasarawa State for their involvement in internet related fraud.
Musa, 21, impersonated one Alex Andrew from Italy using fake Instagram and Facebook accounts with the intention of obtaining Malaysian Ringgit 10,000 (Ten Thousand Malaysian Ringgit), while Agbo, a 23-year-old electrician, using the Instagram app, pretended to be one David Smith, an American, with the intent to gain advantage for himself.
Court Jails Five Oil Thieves in Port Harcourt
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Justice E. A. Obile of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced five oil thieves, Onajeite Kingsley, Praise ThankGod, Promise Barikpe, Victor Elias and Lawrence Atteng, to two years in prison for illegal dealing in petroleum products.
The offence runs contrary to Section 1 (17) (a) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
They were jailed on July 7, 2022, after pleading "guilty" to separate one count charges preferred against them upon their arraignment by the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Court Sends Man to Jail for Visa Scam in Warri
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Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, convicted and sentenced one Kehinde Adewale to jail for visa scam.
Adewale was arraigned on one count charge by the Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC for obtaining the sum of N1,900,000 under the pretence of procuring a Canadian Visa for the complainant.
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