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Internet Fraud: Court Adjourns Naira Marley’s Trial Till Oct. 5
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Justice I. Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, July 12, 2021, adjourned till October 5, 2021 for continuation of trial in the case of Afeez Adeshina Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, who was arraigned sometime in 2019 on an 11-count charge of credit card fraud preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge, thereby leading to his trial.
Alleged N8.5bn Fraud: EFCC Presents Sixth Witness, Tenders More Evidence Against Ex-NIMASA D-G, Akpobolokemi
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The trial of Patrick Akpobolokemi, a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, and three others for an alleged N8.5billion fraud before Justice Ayokunle Faaji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos continued on July 12, 2021, with the Economic and FinancialCrimes, EFCC, presenting its sixth witness.
Corruption Endangers African Agenda 2063 – EFCC Chair
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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said that the African Vision (Agenda 2063) will be a mirage if corruption is not decisively dealt with on the African continent.
Bawa was speaking at the virtual meeting of the 5th African Union Day of Anti-Corruption with the theme: “Regional Economic Communities: Critical Actors in the Implementation of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption”.
According to him, corruption presents a major threat militating against the actualization of the “Africa of good governance, democracy, and respect for human rights, justice and the rule of law… which is the vision of African Agenda 2063”.
Court Arraigns Company over Dud Cheque
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The Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Commission, EFCC, today July 12, 2021 arraigned a company, Glotech Resources Limited, before Justice E. Okpe of the FCT High Court, Apo, Abuja for offence bordering on issuance of dud cheque.
The charge reads, ‘that you Glotech Resources Limited, sometime in 2019 in Abuja, within the Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory did obtain credit from one Usman A. Muhammed in the sum of N10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Naira) by means of a cheque which when presented within three months was returned on ground that there was no sufficient credit standing in the account for which the cheque was drawn and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(i)(b) of the Dishonored Cheques (Offences) Act, 2004 and punishable under Section 1 (i) (b) (ii) of the same Act.
Court Sentences Jails Two Internet Fraudsters
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The Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes, EFCC, on Monday July 12, 2021 secured the convictions of two internet fraudsters before Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court, Benin City.
The convicts, Ehigiator Emma Kennedy and Idoko Enape Onakpa were arraigned on separate one count charge of personation contrary to and punishable under section 484 of the Criminal Code Cap 48 Laws of Bendel State of Nigeria (as applicable in Edo State) 1976 and punishable under the same section.
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