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EFCC Presents First Witness in Alleged N1.3Billion NSITF Fraud
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The trial of former Chairman of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Dr. Ngozi Olejeme continued on Monday, November 8, 2021 before Justice Maryam Hassan Aliyu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Jabi Abuja with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, presenting its first witness.
Olejeme is facing a nine count charge bordering on criminal conspiracy, abuse of office, diversion of public funds and money laundering to the tune of over One Billion Naira.
She was first arraigned on October 21, 2021.
N2.1Bn Pension Scam: Maina to Spend 8 Years in Prison, Court Rules
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Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja, today, November 8, 2021 convicted former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) Abdulrasheed Maina on charges of money laundering brought against by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and sentenced him to eight years imprisonment.
The Judge ruled that the prosecution successfully established the essential ingredients of the offences contained in the charge, beyond reasonable doubt and convicted him on count 2, 3, 6, 7, 9 and 10 of the charge. The sentence shall run from October 25, 2019.
The court also ordered Maina and his firm, Common Input Property and Investment Limited, to restitute about N2.1billion that was traced to their bank accounts, to the Federal Government, after which it ordered that the company should be wound up.
Alleged N553.8m Fraud: EFCC Presents More Evidence Against Couple In Lagos
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The ongoing trial of a couple, Oladeji and Omotayo Henry, alongside their company, Built Global Concepts, for an alleged N555,820,000 fraud continued on Thursday, November 4, 2021 before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, presenting more evidence against them.
The EFCC had , on March 4, 2020, arraigned the defendants on a seven-count charge bordering on conspiracy to steal, and stealing contrary to sections 411, 280(2)(f), 280(1)(b) and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Count one reads: “That you, Oladeji Henry, Omotayo Henry, and Built Global Concept, sometime in 2018 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, conspired amongst yourselves to dishonestly convert to the use of Abiodun Semawon Henry the total sum of N410,170,000.00 (Four Hundred and Ten Million, One Hundred and Seventy Thousand Naira), property of Smart Investor Club; and thereby, committed an offence contrary to Sections 411 and 280 (2)(f) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.”
EFCC to Inaugurate Integrity Club in Lagos College
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The Lagos Zonal Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ahmed Ghali, has expressed the Commission’s readiness to inaugurate the EFCC integrity club in the Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technologies, Lagos to aid the promotion of integrity among the students.
He said the integrity club would afford the students an opportunity to become ambassadors of the Commission and also be seen as voices in the anti-graft campaign.
Court Convicts Four for Internet Fraud in Ibadan
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Justice Sherifat Adeyemi of the Oyo State High Court 12, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State on Friday, November 5, 2021, convicted four internet fraudsters of charges bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and impersonation, contrary to section 419 and 484 of the Criminal Code law Cap 38, Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
The convicts are: Adekanbi Babatunde Aliu, Agoba Monday Fred, Oyetunji Salam Korede (aka Yessenia E. Delgado) and Ogbonna Friday.
They pleaded guilty to their respective amended one count charge.
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