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Court Sends Three Internet Fraudsters to Jail in Benin City
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The Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday October 18, 2021, secured the conviction of Adeniyi Rufus Oluwafemi, Onoriode Precious and William Omorebokhae before Justice Efe Ikponwonba of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State.
The trio were arraigned on one count charge each for offences bordering on impersonation, neglect to prevent felony and attempting to obtain by false pretence.
Brad Pitt's Impersonator, Four Others Jailed in Benin
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The Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, October 18, 2021, secured the conviction of five fraudsters before Justice S. M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State.
They are Shuaibu Macclinton, Olasunmoye Teniola, Eze Stephen, Oshodi Nelson Ufo and Ayobamidele Temitope Oguntimehin. The quintet were arraigned on one court charge each for offences bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false pretence.
Court Sentences Two for Cybercrime
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Justice O.A. Musa of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo on Monday 18th October 2021 in two separate rulings, sentenced one Okoro Daniel (Alias Michael Kani) and James Nicholas to various jail terms for cybercrime offences.
Okoro who claimed to be a US citizen working with the United Nations as a medical doctor induced Christiana Morgan, Auriel Correl and one Phillip, all Americans, to deliver to him the equivalent of N10m (Ten Million Naira only) with which he acquired a Lexus Jeep RX 350, while Nicholas tricked Leongorman Simone Everett to deliver the sum of N1.5m (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira) to him on the guise of being an internet hacker. The defendants pleaded guilty to the offences.
EFCC Secures Seven Convictions in Ibadan, Abeokuta
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The Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Ibadan Zonal Command secured eight convictions on Monday, October 18, 2021 before Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State and Justice Joyce AbdulMalik of the Federal High Court , Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The convicts are: Okere Ayomide Chibike, Adeola Mutiu Adefemi, Oni Olanrewaju Gabriel, Audu Olusegun Samuel, Muritala Olayinka Lateef, Joshua Opeyemi Okunlaja, Precious Udoka Nwani and Adebowale Taofeek Olamilekan.
They were arraigned on one count charge of impersonation, contrary to section 22(2)(b)(i) and (ii) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.)Act, 2015. They pleaded guilty to the charge and were convicted and sentenced to various jail terms.
Ex-Niger Gov’s Trial: Defence Counsel Trade Words in Court
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The cross-examination of the fourth prosecution witness, PW4, Isaac Gado in the ongoing money laundering trial of former Niger State Governor, Muazu Babangida Aliyu and two others, Tanko Beji and Umar Nasko before Justice Mikail Aliyu of the Niger State High Court, Minna, on Friday October 15, witnessed an interesting twist, as counsel to Aliyu vehemently objected to the line of questioning of the witness by counsel to Nasko.
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