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EFCC Charges RTEAN on Anti-Graft War
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
Members of the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, have been charged to fully support the anti-corruption crusade of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC as the agency cannot do it alone.
The Public Affairs arm of the Ilorin Zonal Office of the EFCC led by its Head, Ayodele Babatunde gave the charge on Monday, June 28, 2021 during a sensitization campaign on the ills of corruption at the Association’s Secretariat along Airport road, Ilorin.
Appeal Court Affirms Conviction of Ex- Gombe Commissioner
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The Court of Appeal, Gombe Division, has affirmed the conviction of a former Commissioner for Culture and Tourism and Chairman of Shangon Local Government Area, Sammuel Bulus Adamu.
The ex-commissioner had on July 23,2020 been convicted and sentenced to 32 years imprisonment in a N97,640,000.00 ( Ninety - Seven Million, Six Hundred and Forty Thousand Naira) case of fraud, cheating and money laundering brought against him by Gombe Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
EFCC Arrests Travel Agent for Visa Scam
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal office have arrested one Mrs. Mary Aweh Olaleye,, promoter of Victoria Travels Resorts Ltd for allegedly obtaining Eight Million Four Hundred and Eighty Thousand Naira (N8,480,000.00) from two prospective travelers by false pretence. She allegedly obtained the sum from the duo of Tochukwu Casmir Asika and Daniel Monday Alabi under the pretext of helping to procure Canadian Visas and other travel arrangements for them.
The complainants alleged that sometime in 2018,they contacted the suspect to arrange a trip to Turks and Caicos Islands for them, for which they paid him the sum of One Million naira(N1,000,000,00) each, totaling Two Million Naira (N2,000,000.00).
EFCC Docks Five Sokoto Officials for N553.9m Pension Fraud
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The Sokoto Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, June 28, 2021, arraigned five senior officials of the Sokoto State Primary Education Staff Pension Board before Justice Muhammad Muhammad of the Sokoto State High Court, Sokoto, on a 27-count charge bordering on alleged conspiracy, forgery. criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of the sum of N553,985,624.10 (Five Hundred and Fifty Three Million, Nine Hundred and Eighty Five Thousand, Six Hundred and Twenty Four Naira, Ten Kobo).
The defendants include the Director of Finance and Supply, Hassana Moyi; Secretary, Abubakar Aliyu; Deputy director, Halliru Ahmed; Accountant, Kabiru Ahmed and Dahiru Muhammad Isa, Cashier.
EFCC Arrests Eight Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Port Harcourt
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal Office on Monday, 28 June, 2021 arrested eight suspected internet fraudsters, at Royal Palm Estate, Peter Odili Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The suspects: Ebitamuno Abereoku; Theophilus Monday; Godgift Clinton; Joshua Pina; Bright James Achesomie; Samuel Akunna, Ugbe John Paul and Harvey Orji were arrested based on verified intelligence by the EFCC. Preliminary investigations linked them with suspected bitcoin and romance fraud.
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