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Court Convicts Fraudster 10 Years for $18,700 Internet Scam
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The Sokoto Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC today Friday, July 23, 2021 secured the conviction and sentencing of one Joseph Oladapo Philips to 10 years imprisonment for $18,700 Internet fraud before Justice Mohammed Sifawa of the Sokoto State High Court.
Philips who is an undergraduate of the Sokoto State University was prosecuted for dishonestly representing himself as an American soldier serving in Afghanistan and obtaining the said sum by false pretence.
Ex-banker, Wife, Mother–In-Law Jailed 60 Years for Stealing Depositors’ Fund
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A former bank cashier, Ebenezer Adeolu Alonge alongside his wife, Isakunle Olamide Oyinlola and his mother-in- law, Isakunle Eunice Moradeke were on Friday, July 23, 2021 convicted and sentenced to Sixty (60) years imprisonment by Justice Adekanye Ogunmoye of Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti on a 12-count charge of conspiracy and stealing contrary to section 390(9) of the Criminal Code Laws Cap 16 Laws of Ekiti State,2012 brought against them by the Ibadan Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Man Jailed for N5m Land Scam in Kaduna
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Justice Darious Kogbo of Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on Thursday July 22, 2021 convicted one Ahmad Tijjani for offences bordering on cheating.
Ahmad, 77, was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, following a petition from one Buhari Ja’afar Suleiman, alleging that the convict defrauded him of Five Million Naira (N5,000,000.00.) over a piece of land.
Court Jails Internet Fraudster Two Years in Port Harcourt
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Justice P. M. Ayuba of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced Ogbonda Derrick Subumichi (a.k.a Walter Shepherd) to two years imprisonment.
The convict was arraigned by the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on July 17, 2021 on one-count amended charge bordering on impersonation.
Three Sureties Arraigned for Perversion of Justice in Benin
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For attempting to use forged documents to induce operatives of the Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to release suspects on bail, the trio of Ughuoshe Adolphus, Ojeifo Godfrey and Lewis Ogenkhewe were today July 22, 2021 arraigned on a three count charge of conspiring to pervert the course of justice before Justice (Professor) C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State.
One of the counts reads: "That you Ughuoshe Adolphus (m), Ojeifo Godfrey (m) and Lewis Ogenkhewe (m) on or about the 15th day of September, 2020 in Benin City, Edo State within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court did fraudulently utter a false document captioned "confirmation of Mr. Godfrey Ojeifo" with intent that the officers of EFCC may in the belief that it is genuine be induced to release Albert Taidos on administrative bail and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 468 of the Criminal Code Act CAP C39 LFN 2004 and punishable under Section 467 of the same Law."
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