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Court Jail Man One Year for N2.8m Grains Scam in Kaduna
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The Kaduna Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today, January 24, 2022 secured the conviction of one James Ocholi Ogwu before Justice M.T.M Aliyu of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna on a one count amended charge which bordered on criminal breach of trust.
James allegedly diverted to personal use, a sum of N2,865,000.00(Two Million Eight Hundred and Sixty Five Naira) which be collected from one Henshaw Bassey to finance a grains business with the understanding that he would pay him a monthly interest of N109,000 in addition to the principal sum.
At the hearing today, the prosecution counsel, E. K Garba informed the court of an amended charge, pursuant to the defendant’s plea bargain negotiation with the prosecution.
Employment Scammer Bags 3 Years Over Fake TETFund Job
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A Bauchi State High Court presided over by Justice M.M. Abubarkar has convicted and sentenced one Ibrahim Abubakar (aka Alhaji Sadiq Babati) to three years imprisonment on a two- count charge of criminal conspiracy and cheating to the tune of N2, 250,000 (Two Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) brought against him by the Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The offences, according to the charge, were punishable under Section 97 and 322 of the Penal Code Law.
The defendant who was arraigned on September 27, 2021 alongside one Hassan Lemaji (now a convict) had pleaded not guilty to the charge. In the course of trial, he changed his plea to ‘guilty’, on which basis the trial judge, after the review of facts of the case, found him guilty and sentenced him accordingly.
Court Jails Internet Fraudster One Year In Lagos
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The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, January 21, 2022 , secured the conviction and sentencing of one Raji Olasunkanmi to one year imprisonment for possession of fraudulent documents used to perpetrate internet fraud before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.
Operatives of the Commission, acting on the intelligence, had arrested him along with some other suspected internet fraudsters on August 13, 2021 around the Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos.
Four Welders Bag Seven Years for N15m Fraud in Benin
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Justice Ohimai Ovbiagele of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City on Friday January 21, 2022 convicted and sentenced the quartet of Isaac Ogundimu, John Odaro, Andrew Egharevba and Omorogbe Jacob to seven years imprisonment or a fine of N650, 000 each.
The defendants, executive members of Edo State Welders Association, ESWA, were arraigned in 2017 on a 15-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing by conversion and forgery, contrary to the Bendel State Criminal Code Law 1976 as applicable in Edo State and punishable under Section 390 (9) of the same law.
Oil Thief Bags Two Years in Port Harcourt.
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Justice S. D. Pam of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced, Abdullahi Umar to two years imprisonment for illegally dealing in petroleum products without appropriate license.
Umar was convicted on Tuesday January 18, 2022 after pleading "guilty" to a one-count charge preferred against him by the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The one count charge read: "That you Abdullahi Umar being the driver on board Axor Tanker with registration number: ENU 952 ZE on or about the 7th October, 2021 at Okporowo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court without lawful authority dealt in petroleum product, to wit: 15,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(17) (a) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, Cap M17, of the Revised Edition (Laws of the Federation of Nigeria) 2007 and punishable under Section 1 (17) (ii) of the same Act."
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