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EFCC Charges POS Operators on Compliance with Regulations in Gombe
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The Gombe Zonal Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Babashani Umar Sanda has charged operators and agents of Point of Sale, POS, in the Zone to strictly comply with all extant laws in the discharge of their duties as failure to do so will attract severe sanctions.
Babashani gave the charge on Wednesday 15th September, 2021 in Gombe, when he received in audience Abdulrahman Aliyu, the Chairman of Gombe State Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents, and members of his association.
Man Arraigned for N4.2m Scam in Kaduna
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Ejike Chinedu Euneoha before Justice Hannatu A.L Balogun on one count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence.
Ejike's trouble started when one Utazi Romanus Ejiofor petitioned the Command, alleging that sometime in 2014, he informed the defendant of his intention to start importing goods and requested if he could link him up with a contact in China. Ejike offered to link him with an in-law residing in China and even called the said in-law who spoke with the petitioner on phone.
In Ilorin, Aluminum Fabricator, Two Others land in Jail for Love Scam
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An Ilorin based 24-year old Aluminum Fabricator, Adelokun Adedoyinsola Olamide and two others have been sentenced to various jail terms over offences bordering on love scam.
The two others are Omotosho Kudus, 27 and one Arikewuyo Muhammed, 23.
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC prosecuted the three convicts on separate charge before Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin.
Court Orders Interim Forfeiture of Firm’s N2.7bn
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Justice Tijani Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of the sum of N2, 700,000,00( Two Billion, Seven Hundred Thousand Naira) recovered from the account of Spiralfoss Limited.
Justice Ringim gave the order, following an ex parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Moving the application on Friday, September 10, 2021, the prosecution counsel, Chinenye Okezie, told the Court that the money was domiciled in Fidelity Bank Plc account number 5080102755.
More Revelations in Ex- Niger Governor’s Trial
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The money laundering trial of former governor of Niger State, Muazu Babangida Aliyu and two others: Tanko Beji and Umar Nasko, continued on Tuesday September 14, 2021 before Justice Mikail Aliyu of the Niger State High Court with the cross examination of first prosecution witness, PW1, Muhammad Ndawuye Nmadu.
Ndawuye under cross-examination by counsel to the first, second and third defendants, informed the court that he was the Auditor-General of the state from 2008 to November 2020. Asked if he was in the position to supervise the ministries in the state, the retired Auditor-General replied that, “I do not have to be supervising them to be familiar with them personally. To some extent, I am familiar because we visit them to audit their books.”
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