EFCC
€40, 000 Fraud: Man Bags 17 Years Jail Term in Lagos
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The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on March 23, 2022 secured the conviction of one Abiodun Adeola Sadiq before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja Lagos for allegedly defrauding a businessman of 40,000 euros.
Sadiq, 50, was accused of defrauding one Babatunde Emmanuel, the businessman, of the said 40,000 euros under the guise that the funds would be used for the processing of Malta Government Citizenship Investment Programme as well as procurement of Malta international passport.
Court Jails Fake Lawyer in Lagos
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The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on March 23, 2022 secured the conviction of one Emmanuel Adekeye Adekola before Justice Sherifat Solebo of a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos for offence bordering on impersonation.
Operatives of the EFCC had on January 11, 2022 arrested him when he came to the Lagos Command of the Commission posing as a lawyer to secure the bail of a suspected fraudster who was in the Commission’s custody.
Army, Police, FRSC in Closer Synergy With EFCC
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The Commanding Officer, 2 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Brigadier General MN Inuwa has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on its professionalism, assuring that the existing synergy between the Army and the Commission would be strengthened.
He gave the commendation in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Thursday, March 17, 2022, when the Uyo Zonal Commander of the EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE Bawa Hamidu paid him a Courtesy Visit in his office. Gen Inuwa called for enhanced knowledge sharing, and sensitization between the Army and EFCC, stressing that such an arrangement would enhance better working relationships between the two organisations.
EFCC Arraigns Director for N157m Contract Fraud
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The Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday March 22, 2022, arraigned one Esther Tombara Krukrubo, a director of Priko Nigeria Ltd and her Company, Priko Nigeria Ltd, before Justice A. T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
They were arraigned on eight-count charges bordering on conspiracy, forgery and obtaining One Hundred and Fifty Seven Million Naira by false pretence contrary to Section 1(1) (a) and (b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act. 2006 and punishable under Section (1) (3) of the same Act.”
My Pact with NACIWA- Bawa
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Newly- elected President of the Network of National Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa, NACIWA and Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, has promised to strengthen international cooperation and coordination among West African Countries in combating corruption and illicit financial flow.
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