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Re: Fear of Responsibility …Sonala Olumhense Should Apologise to EFCC
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to an article by Sonala Olumhense entitled, Fear of Responsibility, which was published in The Punch and Daily Trust newspapers of Sunday October, 3, 2021.
The respected syndicated columnist in the ill-tempered piece put the Abdulrasheed Bawa leadership of the EFCC to the sword over demonstrably false claims that the agency failed to submit its Annual Report to the National Assembly by September 30, 2021 as demanded by law.
Court Jails Five Oil Thieves In Port Harcourt
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
Five oil thieves have been convicted and sentenced to various terms of imprisonment in separate judgment by the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
While Justice Phoebe M. Ayuba convicted and sentenced Peter Listen, Monday Nwibe to six months imprisonment each and Okechukwu Nwosu to two years imprisonment, Justice A.T Muhammed convicted and sentenced Dahiru Danborno and Sani Haruna to two years imprisonment each.
Anti-graft War: EFCC, NIMC to Intensify Cooperation
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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has expressed his readiness to work with the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, in ensuring that Nigeria has a credible national identity database that will help the fight against economic and financial crimes.
He gave the assurance on Thursday, September 30, 2021, when the Director General of NIMC, Aliyu Abubakar Aziz visited him at the Commission’s headquarters, Abuja.
Money Laundering: EFCC Sensitizes Mobile Money Operators and Bank Agents
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have enlightened members of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMABAN) Kaduna Chapter on how to "detect and report suspicious transaction". The sensitization was part of the association's annual seminar themed, "Financial Inclusion Beyond Cash-in Cash-out ( CICO)".
The Head, Bank Fraud Section, Efa Imoh Okim ,who delivered a lecture on Suspicious Transaction Reporting, admonished them to cooperate with the Commission by exposing fraudsters who use their services to defraud unsuspecting victims of their hard-earned money.
In Ilorin, Femi Adesina’s Impostor Bags 28years Imprisonment
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Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin on Thursday, September 30, 2021 imposed 28 years imprisonment on a self-styled Alfa in Ilorin over offences bordering on fraud and obtaining by false pretence, contrary to Section 1(1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.
The prison time is to be observed at Mandala Correctional Centre, Ilorin.
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