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N5bn Investment Scam: David Ezuzu Jailed Three Years, Loses Nine Asaba Properties to FG
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The Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, secured the conviction of David Wealth Ezuzu, an investment Fraudster, before Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court, Benin City.
Ezuzu, who is the chief executive of Arerben Ventures, an investment company, was arraigned on one count charge of obtaining by false pretence. He was said to have fraudulently obtained over N5 billion from unsuspecting members of the public on the pretext of investment in forex trading.
Two Internet Fraudsters Convicted in Kaduna
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The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, July 4, 2022 secured the conviction and sentencing of the duo of Ahmad Ahmad and Friday Arome Okedi before Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on separate one count charge bordering on cheating by personation.
The duo was part of the syndicate of five fraudsters arrested at Unguwan Rimi following intelligence reports on their internet fraud activities.
Court Convict Man for N4.6m Fraud in Maiduguri
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The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 secured the conviction and sentencing of one Muhammed Abdullahi Yusuf before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri.
One Hussaini Yusuf allegedly supplied a trailer-load of Spaghetti (Dangote Brand) worth N8, 600,000.00 (Eight Million Six Hundred Thousand Naira) to the defendant to enable him execute a purported school feeding contract in Bauchi State.
The defendant after executing the said contract and receiving full payment, refused to pay the complainant a balance of N4.8m.
EFCC Arraigns Fake FBI Director
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a fake Director of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, Adamu Yahaya Jiyaba before Justice N.I. Afolabi of the Federal High Court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State.
He was arraigned on a one- count charge bordering on cybercrime.
Two Convicted of Cyber-fraud in Ibadan
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Justice Bayo Taiwo of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, convicted and sentenced the duo of Olalekan Faruk Opeyemi and Abiodun Emmanuel Olalekan on a separate one count charge each for criminal impersonation, contrary to Section 484 of the Criminal Code Law Cap 38, Laws of Oyo State, 2000 and punishable under same Act.
The charge against Olalekan reads: “That you, Olalekan Faruk Opeyemi “M” sometime in September, 2021 in Ibadan, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, did falsely represented yourself as Linda Kate, an American woman, while using the email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. which representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence of impersonation contrary to Section 484 of the Criminal Code Law Cap 38, Laws of Oyo State, 2000.”
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