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Eight Suspected Internet Fraudsters Arrested in Enugu
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Office on Monday July 12, 2021 arrested 8 suspected internet fraudsters in the Premier Layout area of Enugu state.
The suspects include Luke Anthony, Allison Onyedikachi, Tochukwu Udoye, Eze Arinze, Obijesi Obiora, Christian Chukwuemeka, Madueke Johnson Chima and Tochukwu Nnadi.
Alleged N81.7m Fraud: Banker Knows Fate Sept. 7
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Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offence Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, July 16, 2021, adjourned to September 7, 2021 judgment in the alleged N81,720,000 fraud trial of a banker, Oladimeji Balogun.
The defendant was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, on March 4, 2019 on a four-count charge bordering on stealing to the tune of N81,720,000.00 (Eighty-one Million, Seven Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira).
Serial Fraudster Bags 15 Years for N4m Fraud
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Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on July 16, 2021 sentenced a serial fraudster, Alen Abel to fifteen years imprisonment for obtaining N4, 065, 000.00 (Four Million, Sixty-five Thousand Naira), under false pretence.
The offence is contrary to Section 1 (1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act.
The convict was arraigned on July 14, 2021 by the EFCC on two separate one count charge.
Alleged €40,000 Fraud: EFCC Presents Witnesses, Closes Case Against Defendant
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, July 16, 2021, presented two more prosecution witnesses, Ademola Agbetuyi and Haruna Bamaiyi, against Abiodun Sodiq, who is facing trial for a seven-count charge bordering on forgery and conspiracy to the tune of €40,000, before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja Lagos.
The defendant allegedly defrauded a businessman, Babatunde Emmanuel, of €40,000 under the guise that the funds would be used for the Malta Government Citizenship Investment Programme as well as procurement of Malta international passport.
He is also accused of forging two other Maltese international passports in the names of Oyinlola Vincent and Ashinedun Vincent.
EFCC Charges Youths on Value Orientation
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The Gombe Zonal Head of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Babashani Umar Sanda, has charged youths serving the country through the National Youth Service Corps ,NYSC across Nigeria to resist negative values and prepare themselves to taken on the challenges that beset their country.
Babashani gave the charge, on Thursday 15 July, 2021 while addressing Corps members serving at Gombe State during their Community Development Service (CDS) day at the NYSC Zonal Secretariat, Bolari , Gombe State.
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