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EFCC Arraigns Two Fake Customs Officers for Fraud
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, January 27, 2022, arraigned the duo of Ibrahim Ojo Jacob Israel and Daisi Osagie (aka Double Chief), before Justice S. M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State on a four count charge bordering on impersonation and obtaining money by false pretence.
The defendants are alleged to have defrauded unsuspecting members of the public by presenting themselves as marketing officers of the Nigeria Customs Service.
One of the counts reads, “that you, Ibrahim Ojo Jacob Israel, Daisi Osagie (aka Double Chief) and others now at large sometime in 2018 in Benin City, Edo State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court on or about the 2nd day of February, 2018 with intent to defraud induced one Cole Emmanuel O. to pay the sum of N3,500,000.00 into Guaranty Trust Bank account No.0246816677 in the name of Ibrahim Ojo Jacob Israel pretending to be one Folounsho Oladunni, a purported marketing officer of Nigeria Customs Service, as part-payment for two cars, a representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under the same Act."
Court Jails Two Internet Fraudsters in Lagos
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- Written by Rashida Abdullahi
The Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on January 28, 2022, secured the conviction and sentencing of two internet fraudsters, Sunday Gbenga and Ayomikun Jide Maxwell, for internet fraud before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.
Gbenga, who pleaded "guilty" to the amended one-count charge bordering on the use of fraudulent documents to perpetrate internet fraud, was among the suspected internet fraudsters arrested at the Conference Hotel, Abeokuta, Ogun State at a purported Awards Night party on November 28, 2021 ,following intelligence report obtained by the EFCC.
Upon his arrest, an iPhone 13 mobile phone was recovered from him and the fraudulent documents contained therein, which he used to perpetrate internet fraud, were printed out.
Alleged N206.5m Fraud: Court Dismisses Aluko-Kola's No-case Submission
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, January 28, 2022, dismissed the no-case submission filed by one Osho Aluko-Kola, who is standing trial on a nine-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing to the tune of N206, 502,490.02 (Two Hundred and Six Million, Five Hundred and Two Thousand, Four Hundred and Ninety Naira, Two Kobo).
Aluko-Kola, who was first arraigned on July 4, 2020, is standing trial alongside six companies: Centurion Registrars Limited; United Securities Limited; Evolution Construction & Engineering Design Limited; Cities & Towers Logistics Limited, Continental Exim Nigeria Limited and Diffusion Impex Limited.
Court Adjourns Deceased Malaysian’s Alleged €250,000,000 Fraud Trial Till March 4
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The €250,000,000.00 fraud trial involving a Malaysian, Tan Ah Chai Richard (now late), and his company, Coastal Asia Investments Limited, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has been adjourned till March 4, 2022 for continuation of trial.
Richard and his company were first arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on May 22, 2019, on a five-count charge bordering on forgery, use of false document, conspiracy to forge and an attempt to obtain money by false pretence to the tune of €250,000,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty Million Euros).
He had pleaded "not guilty" to the charges, thereby prompting commencement of trial, which had seen the prosecution calling a witness.
Cow Thief Bags 2 Year Jail Term in Bauchi
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
Justice S.Y. Abubaka of the Bauchi State High Court, Bauchi on Thursday, January 27, 2022, sentenced one Mohammed Magaji Ali to two years imprisonment for an offence bordering on criminal breach of trust to the tune of Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N650, 000.00) brought against him by the Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The defendant was allegedly entrusted with three cows to tend by the complainant but he fattened the animals, sold them and converted the proceeds.
The offence is contrary to and punishable under Section 311 and 312 of the Penal Code.
Upon arraignment, the defendant pleaded guilty to the one count charge. The prosecution
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