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Man Bags Two Years Imprisonment Over Fake MTN Promo in Gombe
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- Written by Rashida Abdullahi
A 42-year-old man, Muhammed Saleh was on February 14, 2022 convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment by Justice Abdulsalam Muhammad of Gombe State High Court, for offences bordering on cheating.
Saleh, who claimed to be an accredited MTN Virtual Top Up (VTU) agent had sometime in August 2020 approached and requested that his victim transfer airtime via VTU valued at N1,780,000.00 ( One Million, Seven Hundred and Eighty Thousand Naira) in furtherance of a non-existent MTN promo. He had promised to pay back part of the interest accruable to his victim within one week.
Two months down the line, it was discovered that he converted the VTU airtime to his personal use and all efforts to recover the money or VTU proved abortive.
The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge preferred against him by the Gombe Zonal Command of the EFCC.
Justice Muhammed found him guilty and sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay the sum of N780, 000.00. (Seven Hundred and Eighty Thousand Naira) as restitution to the victim through the Commission.
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17 February, 2022
EFCC Arrests 29 Internet Fraud Suspects in Kwara
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- Written by Rashida Abdullahi
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, February 17, 2022, arrested twenty nine (29) persons for their alleged involvement in internet and other related fraud activities.
Man Jailed 10 Years for Land Fraud in Kaduna
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The Kaduna Zonal Command of the EFCC, today February 16, 2022 secured the conviction of one Hassan Shuaibu Musa before Justice M.T.M. Aliyu of the Kaduna State High Court for alleged criminal misappropriation.
Internet Fraudster Bags Four Years Jail Term in Benin
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Justice C.A Obiozor of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City on February 15, 2022, convicted and sentenced one Emmanuel Godwills (alias John Williams) to four years imprisonment for fraud.
Man Bags Two Years Jail Term for Land Scam in Bauchi
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Justice Abubarka Muazu of the Bauchi High Court, Bauchi on February 9, 2022 convicted and sentenced one Umar Aliyu Sabo to two years imprisonment for obtaining the sum of N500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousands Naira) under false pretences.
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