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Alleged N762.6m Oil Fraud: EFCC Presents More Witnesses Against Nadabo
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The trial of Abubakar Ali Peters and his company, Nadabo Energy Limited, over a 21-count charge bordering on forgery and subsidy fraud before Justice S.S. Ogunsanya of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos continued on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, presenting two more witnesses to prove its case.
Abubakar and his company are being prosecuted by the EFCC for offences bordering on obtaining money under false pretence, diversion of Federal Government funds and forgery to the tune of N761,628,993.84.
EFCC Arraigns Man for Internet Fraud in Lagos
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The Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on July 4, 2022, arraigned one Solomon Akhigbe Idonije before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on a seven-count charge to the tune of N20,080,000 bordering on obtaining money by false pretence contrary to Section 1(1) and 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.
One of the charges reads: "Solomon Akhigbe Idonije sometimes on 21st of December 2020 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of N4,800,000.00 from one Iyen Omowuiugbe by falsely representing to him that the money was for Forex Trade through Solomon Ace Forex Investments and that as an investor, will be entitled to 25% ROI (Return on Investment) in 25 days, whereas you used the money to offset your debts to other investors in your company."
EFCC Arrests Man with 41 ATM Cards, POS Machine
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested a 27 years old suspect and indigene of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nwamannah Chuks Ifeanyi, for alleged ATM card fraud.
He was picked up on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at the Fruits Market, Wuse Zone II, Abuja, following an intelligence report.
At the point of arrest, 41 ATM cards of different banks, bearing various names, were found in his possession.
EFCC Arrests 18 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Abuja
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 18 suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja.
The suspects are: ThankGod Oche, Joshua Olohja, Adamu Abdulkadir, David Bruno Bidemi, Emmanuel Avoh, Micheal Oche, Francis Abbah, Kayode Itodo, Shedrack Chibuike, Okeowo Elijah.
Others are: Victor Emmanuel, Emmanuel Edache, Abah Joseph Theophilus, Sunday Agidani, Elijah Adamu, Emmanuel Ahme, Moses Agada and Adacole Michel.
Two Jailed for Romance Scam in Abuja
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The Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of two fraudsters, Destiny Unabor and Confidence Ekeanya before Justices A.A Halilu and S.B. Belgore of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo and Bwari respectively, for charges bordering on impersonation and romance scam.
Unabor created a Facebook page with the name, Steven Zheng, a Singaporean engineer, and professed love to Seika Goto and Jennifer Chen, both Chinese nationals, in an attempt to obtain financial benefit from them.
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