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Cybercrime: Court Sends Unilorin, KWASU, Kwara Poly Students to Jail
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The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 secured the conviction one Abubakar Abdulbashit Opeyemi, a final year Student of the University of Ilorin and two other undergraduate students charged with offences bordering on love scam and internet fraud.
They two other convicts are Alimi Abiodun and Idowu Rasaq Olarewaju, who are students of the Kwara State University, KWASU, Molete and Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, respectively.
Internet Fraudster Bags One Year in Port Harcourt
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Justice E. Obile of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced Sampson Ajagha to one year imprisonment for Internet- related offences.
He was jailed on July 14, 2021 after pleading "guilty" to two- count charges bordering on impersonation and internet fraud, upon his arraignment by the Port Harcourt's Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Court Jails Two For Forging Bank Deposit Slips In Port Harcourt
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Justice S. D. Pam of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced Abinami Alali and Kornom Vincent to two years imprisonment each for conspiracy and forgery.
They were jailed on July 1, 2021, after pleading “guilty” to separate three count- charges bordering on conspiracy and forgery, upon their arraignment by the Port Harcourt's Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
One of the counts read:
"That you Abinami Alali on or about the 30th day of August, 2018 at Port Harcourt, Rivers State, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did conspire with one Kornom Vincent to commit felony to wit: uttering of forged documents thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(2) (a) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act CAP M17 of the Revised Edition (Laws of the Federation of Nigeria) 2007 and punishable under Section 1 (2) (c) of the same Act".
EFCC, PAGMI Hold Joint Sensitization for Artisanal Gold Miners, Traders in Minna
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC and Special Control Unit against Money Laundering SCUML in conjunction with the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative PAGMI, today July 27, 2021, held a sensitization and town hall meeting with artisanal and small scale miners in Minna, Niger State.
Addressing the miners at the event with the theme: “EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COMBATING THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM MEASURES IN THE DNFI SECTOR”, the Director of SCUML, Mr. Daniel Isei, who was represented by the Head Strategic Analysis, Mrs. Ibinabo Mary Amachre said the purpose of the workshop was to sensitize dealers in precious stones and metals on their AML/CFT obligations and build competence in their compliance abilities.
Isei noted that “criminals have now turned their focus on dealers in the precious stones and metals sector to perpetrate money laundering, terrorist financing, as well as carry out most of their nefarious criminal activities including kidnapping and banditry”.
Court Jails Five Oil Thieves in Port Harcourt
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A total of five oil thieves have been convicted and sentenced to different jail terms by three Judges of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The convicts are: Noel Akpan; Digie Global Marine Services; MT Europort, MV Sea Rich and Obinna Onyeneho Kenneth. They were all convicted for illegal dealing in petroleum products.
While Noel Akpan, Digie Global Marine Services and a vessel, MT Europort were convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment each by Justice S. Pam on July 22, 2021, Justice P. M. Ayuba convicted and sentenced a Vessel, MV Sea Rich to three years imprisonment on July 16, 2021 while Justice E.A. Obile convicted and sentenced Obinna Onyeneho Kenneth to three years imprisonment on June 30, 2021.
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