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Spare Parts Dealer, One Other Jailed for Cyber Fraud in Ilorin
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Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Monday, January 24, 2022 convicted an Ilorin-based spare parts dealer, Tiamiyu Hammed and one Kamarudeen Olarewaju Ibrahim for offences bordering on cybercrime and possession of fraudulent funds.
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arraigned the duo of Tiamiyu and Kamarudeen on separate one and two-count charges, respectively before the court.
EFCC Re-arraigns Usman, Fani-Kayode, Two Others For Alleged N1.5bn Fraud In Lagos
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, January 24, 2022, re-arraigned Nenadi Esther Usman, a former Minister of Finance; Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation; Yusuf Danjuma, a former National Chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) and a company, Joint-Trust Dimensions Nigeria Limited, on a 17-count charge bordering on conspiracy and unlawful retention to the tune of N1,500,000,000.00( One Billion, Five Hundred Million Naira) before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.
One of the count reads: “ That you, Nnenadi Esther Usman, Femi Fani-Kayode, Danjuma Yusuf and Jointrust Dimensions Nigeria Ltd., on or about the 8th day of January, 2015, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court in Lagos, conspired amongst yourselves to indirectly retain the sum of N1,500, 000,000.00 (One Billion, Five Hundred Million Naira), which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of an unlawful act to wit: stealing, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition)(Amendment) Act, 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3) & 4 of the same Act.” The defendants pleaded “not guilty” to the 17-count charge.
Witness’ Cross-examination Continues as Sule Lamido’s N1.3bn Fraud trial Resumes
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The trial of a former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, Aminu Wada Abubakar, and two companies: Bamaina Holdings Ltd and Speeds International Ltd, continued on Monday, January 24, 2022 before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the continuation of cross-examination of the sixteenth prosecution witness, Mercy Titus, a Certified Ethical Hacker and Forensic Analyst of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,.
Lamido and his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, Aminu Wada Abubakar, Bamaina Holdings Ltd and Speeds International Ltd are facing prosecution for an alleged N1.35 billion fraud. The ex-governor is alleged to have abused his office between 2007 and 2015 by awarding contracts to companies where he had interests, using his sons as front and collecting kickbacks from contractors.
Serial Fraudster Bags 28 Years Jail Term
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The Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today January 24, 2022 secured the conviction of a serial fraudster, Gabriel Chimezie before Justice M.T.M Aliyu of the Kaduna State High Court on a four count charge of obtaining by false pretense.
Chimezie had twice been convicted by the Kaduna State High Court on similar charges and is currently serving a term at the Correctional Centre.
Chimezie alongside two others, Stephen Olaika and Francis Chukwu (deceased), defrauded the complainant to the tune of N1, 475,000 on the pretext that they would award him contract to supply Solar Halogen Indicator. The convict and his accomplices were able to convince their victim with the false claim that they knew him from his time at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Alleged N1.4bn Oil Fraud: Court Warns Nadabo Energy Boss’ Counsel Over Absence, Adjourns Till Jan 25
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The ongoing trial of Abubakar Ali Peters and his company, Nadabo Energy Limited, for an alleged N1.4billion fraud, before Justice C.A. Balogun of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos was stalled on Monday, January 24, 2022, as the counsel for the defendant, Abbas Oyeyemi, told the Court that the defence could not continue with the cross-examination of Abdulrasheed Bawa, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, who is testifying as the prosecution's fifth witness.
Abubakar and his company are being prosecuted by the EFCC on a 27-count charge for allegedly using forged documents to obtain N1,464,961,978.24 from the Federal Government as oil subsidy, after allegedly inflating the quantity of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, purportedly imported and supplied by the company.
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