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EFCC Arrests Man for Alleged N525m Fraud in Lagos
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos Zonal Office, has arrested one Philemon Ibrahim Gora for offences bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, stealing, issuance of dud cheque and money laundering to the tune of N525,000,000.00( Five Hundred and Twenty-five Million Naira) in Lagos.
The suspect, through one of his front companies, Gracious Environ Workers and Planners Nigeria Limited, allegedly obtained the sum of N525m from a traditional ruler, Kabiyesi Jacob Esan of Ijesa, Osun State and owner of Liberitas Plc, with the assurance of converting it to the United Arab Emirate, UAE, Dirham for him.
EFCC Arraigns Man Who Forged Documents to Stand Surety for Ex-Air Chief, Amosu
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, arraigned one Jamiu Jimmy Ajose on a three-count charge bordering on forgery, possession of forged documents and making false statements to an officer of the EFCC before Justice Chukwujekwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.
Ajose, in his quest to stand surety for a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosun, who is standing trial over an alleged case of fraud perpetrated while he was in office, tendered forged documents to a Court Registrar and made false statements to an EFCC operative.
N700m Diezani Bribe: EFCC RE-Arraigns Ex-Gov Yero, Others
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday July 13, 2021 re-arraigned a former governor of Kaduna State, Muktar Ramalan Yero before Justice M.G Umar of the Federal High Court, Kaduna on an eight count amended charge of money laundering.
Yero is being prosecuted by the EFCC alongside Nuhu Somo Wya (a former Minister), Ishaq Hamsa (former Secretary to Kaduna State Government) and Abubakar Gaiya Haruna (former Chairman of People’s Democratic Party, PDP in the state) for their alleged involvement in the sharing of Seven Hundred Million Naira (N700, 000,000.00) provided by former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke to influence the outcome of the 2015 presidential election.
Court Fines Two Motor Vessels N20m for Illegal Dealing in Petroleum Products
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Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State on Monday July 12, 2021 convicted and sentenced two Motor Vessels, MV NIPAL and MV SD WATERMAN to a fine of N10 million each.
The two motor vessels were arraigned by the Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on one count charge each for dealing in petroleum products without lawful registration and appropriate license.
The charge against MV. SD WATERMAN reads. "That you MV. SD WATERMAN on or about 19th May 2019 at Escravos, Delta State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did without due registration and licence from appropriate authority engaged in Cabotage in the Nigeria territorial waters and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (1)&(2)of the Coaster and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act, 2003 and punishable under Section 35(1) (c) of the same Act."
Court Jails Fake Priest for Fraud in Abuja
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Office has secured the conviction of one Jacob Samuel on an amended one count charge of cheating.
Justice J.O. Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja convicted the defendant after he pleaded guilty to the charge brought against him.
Samuel was said to have falsely represented himself as a genuine priest or spiritualist and induced one Rebecca into delivering to him the sum of N103, 000 (One Hundred and Three Thousand Naira).
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