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EFCC Charges DNFIs on Anti-money Laundering, Terrorism Financing
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The Commander of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ahmed Ghali, has urged Designated Non-Financial Institutions, DNFIs , to conduct their dealings in line with the Anti-money Laundering/Counter Terrorism Financing AML/CFT Laws.
He gave the charge on Friday, August 6, 2021 during a sensitization programme organised by the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML, for operators of DNFIs at the Lagos office of the EFCC.
Court Jails Four Oil Thieves In Port Harcourt
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Four oil thieves have been convicted and sentenced to different jail terms by Justice A.T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The convicts are: Ibrahim Mohammed; Abubakar Saidu, Magaji Inuwa and Godswill Goodluck Ahukanna. They were all convicted on Thursday August 5, 2021 on one- count separate charge for illegal dealing in petroleum products preferred against them by the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
One of the separate count-charge against reads: "That you Ibrahim Mohammed on about the 16th May, 2018, at Okirika, Okirika LGA, Rivers State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did deal in petroleum product, about 30,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) conveyed in an Iveco Tanker with registration no: Kano KMC 82 ZJ without an appropriate licence and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(17)(a) & (b) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, CAP M17 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria and punishable under Section 1(17)(b) of the same Act”.
EFCC’s Enugu Command Visits Orphanage
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As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, the Enugu Zonal command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC led by ACE II Oshodi Johnson today visited two charity homes, Guardian Angels Motherhood Babies Home, Nwannedinamba Emene and Mother Louisa Rehabilitation/Therapeutic Home ,Udi Siding, both in Enugu.
According to Johnson, “Our visit is to make our brothers and sisters under your care remember that there are people who love and think about them always. We were supposed to have visited during the Sallah but like they say, better late than never.
Man Arraigned in Maiduguri for N40.5m Fraud
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The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today, August 6, 2021 arraigned one Muhammad Abdullahi Kulloma before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri for alleged N40, 500, 000.00 (Forty Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira) fraud, contrary to Section 1(1) (b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.
The defendant who was docked alongside his firm, Mbuta Criterion Nigeria Limited, allegedly deceived his victim, Modu Mustapha Tijjani, the Managing Director of Gumalti Nigeria Limited, and obtained the above mentioned sum in tranches of N27.5million and N13million through his personal and company's accounts respectively, under the guise of financing a contract awarded to him by a Non-Governmental Organisation, Mercy Corps, for supply of locally made cooking stoves.
Court Convicts Two in Gombe Over N8.75m Gratification
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The Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction of two former staff of Finance Department of Gombe Ministry of Finance, Muhammadu Buhari and Umaru Gabus before Justices S.Y Abubakar and Fatima Yusuf of State High Court, Gombe for failure to report to the Commission or the Police, a cumulative gratification of N8, 750.000 (Eight Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousands Naira).
The Offence is contrary to Section 23 (1) and Punishable under Section 23(3) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act (2000).
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