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Former LG Company Staff, Two Others Land in Jail for Cybercrime
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court, Ilorin on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 convicted and sentenced one Ajewole Ayomide Stephen, who claimed to be a former employee of LG Company for cybercrime offences.
In a related development, Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin also imposed various prison terms on one Salami Hammed Adetayo, a self-styled lottery agent from Ijebu-igbo in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State and one Nurundeen Ibrahim, a native of Ilorin, Kwara State for similar offence.
The convicts were prosecuted by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Two Alleged Job Scammers Arrested in Sokoto
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The Sokoto Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, has arrested the duo of Ibrahim Shehu and John Danjuma on an alleged case of employment scam, conspiracy, and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of One Million Two Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira only.
The duo are alleged to have fraudulently conspired and lured unsuspecting members of the public into believing that they have employment slots in the Nigeria Customs Service for sale.
Court Jails Lawyer Seven Years for Perjury, Fabrication of Evidence in Lagos
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Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has sentenced a lawyer, Kenneth Chukwuemeka Ajoku, to seven years imprisonment for offences bordering on perjury and fabrication of evidence brought against him by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Ajoku’s travail began sometime in 2017, when the Commission received credible intelligence about a group of fraudsters who were selling Federal Government properties.
Kaduna Car Dealer Jailed for N1.9m Scam
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The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November 3, 2021 secured the conviction and sentencing of one Adam Mohammed of Rigasa Kaduna before Justice M.T.M Aliyu of Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on one count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust
He allegedly converted proceeds of the sale of a Mercedes Benz C200 2005 Model car to the tune One Million Nine Hundred Thousand Naira (N1, 900,000). The vehicle was given to him for sale by the complainant who, having waited endlessly for his money, petitioned the EFCC.
Shun Economic and Financial Crimes-Bawa Tells Students
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa called on Nigerian Students to shun all forms of Economic and Financial crimes at all stages of their lives.
Bawa made this call through the Head of Enlightenment and Reorientation Unit of the Commission, Aisha Mohammed on November 2, 2021 when students of Hamizzak Montessori Academy Abuja visited the corporate headquarters of the Commission in Jabi, Abuja on an excursion.
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