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Court Sends Four Oil Thieves To Jail in Port Harcourt
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
Justices S. D. Pam, P. I. Ajoku, E. A. Obile and S. I. Mark of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, have convicted and sentenced four oil thieves to different jail terms in Port Harcourt for illegal dealing in petroleum products without appropriate licenses.
The convicts : Ugweze Luke Friday, Mohammed Sani Akilu, Ibrahim Suleiman and Abubakar Musa were jailed on June 29 and 30, 2022 after pleading guilty to one-count separate charge bordering on illegal dealing in petroleum products.
Man Arraigned for Issuance of Dud Cheque
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Abuja Zonal Command today, July 6, 2022, arraigned one Akpu Abraham Akuma before Justice F.A Aliyu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja on a one count charge bordering on issuance of a dud cheque.
The charge reads, “that you, Akpu Abraham Akuma sometime in 2019 at Abuja within the Abuja Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory did issue a First Bank Plc cheque with serial number 00306955 dated 30th April, 2019 in the sum of N3,200,000 (Three Million Two Hundred Thousand Naira only) to Aso Savings and Loans Plc which when presented on the 17th day of May, 2019 was returned unpaid on the grounds that no sufficient funds were standing to the credit of the drawer as at the date it was presented and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (1)(a) and punishable under Section 1 (1) (b) (i) of the Dishonoured Cheques (Offences) Act, Laws of the Federation, 2014”.
Two Internet Fraudsters Convicted in Kaduna
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The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on July, 5, 2022, conviction and sentencing of two internet fraudsters, one John Justine and Felix James Keke before Justice Darius Khobo, of a Kaduna State High Court, on charges that bordered on impersonation. While Justine was prosecuted on one count charge of impersonation and love scam, Keke faced a four count charge of impersonation.
The one count amended charge against Justine reads: " That you, John Justine 'M' sometime in July 2022 in Kaduna within the Judicial Division of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud had in your possession forged documents titled "romantic relationship format" and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 349 of Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017”.
The suspect pleaded guilty to the one count amended charge when it was read to him.
Woman Commends EFCC Over Recovered N1.1m
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The Chief Executive of T-Man’s Sport Equipment Enterprises, Miss Alice James, on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, lauded the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, for recovering the sum of N1.100, 000 which she had lost in a transaction that went awry.
“I was awarded a contract by Terre Des Hommes (THD), a Non-governmental Organisation for the supply of a container. After making a market survey I met the Chairman of Iron Scrap who later took us to Saleh Mustapha a.k.a Alh Jamus.
“Because of the respect I have for him and for fear of losing the said container I immediately paid the above mentioned sum into an account given to me by Jamus.
Court Jails Two Internet Fraudsters in Benin
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The Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on July 5, 2022 secured the conviction of two internet fraudsters, Freedom Ovie and Idogho Junior, on a one count charge of personation before Justices Efe Ikponmwonba and M. Itsueli of the Edo State High sitting in Benin City, Edo State.
Ovie impersonated one Stephen Dickson, a US Army personnel, while Junior impersonated one Alexander Mark, an American actor, with intent to defraud them.
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