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Female Company Executive Jailed 3 Years for N4m Forex Scam
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The Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today, April 27, 2023, secured the conviction of one Fatima Suleiman before Justice J.O. Onwuegbuzie of the FCT High Court, Apo-Abuja.
Suleiman, 56 and Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Jamilma Multilinks Logistics Services Limited, was convicted on a one count charge that bordered on dishonestly converting the sum of N4, 000,000 (Four Million Naira) which was given to her for conversion to United States of American Dollars by one Chigozie Ezeagu.
EFCC Arraigns Ondo State Speaker, Two Others for Fraud
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, arraigned the Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, Oleyelogun David Bamidele and two others before Justice Adegboyega Adebusoye of the Ondo State High Court for fraud. The two others are Felemu Olusegun Gudubankole, Chairman, House Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Oyadeji Oludeji, Secretary to the House Committee on Tertiary Institutions.
They were arraigned by the Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC on a two count charge bordering on conspiracy and using their office to confer corrupt or unfair advantage on themselves.
Citi Polytechnic Abuja Seeks Collaboration with EFCC
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The Rector, Citi Polytechnic, Simeon Barinyima Nwate has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to assist his institution in the areas of youth empowerment and manpower development. He made the appeal on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, during a courtesy visit to the EFCC Academy at Karu, Abuja.
According to Nwate who was accompanied by the Registrar, Braimoh Charles, the Librarian, John Dennis and the Director Programmes, Ogwuche Emmanuel, “every year we usually hold a seminar and we want to plead with the EFCC to come and talk to our Students on the vices that are dangerous. We want it to come from the horse’s mouth which is you, the EFCC. We are also hoping that officials of the EFCC periodically visits our school to educate our students on any other key subjects and topics that the EFCC deems fit.”
Calabar Court Sends Five Internet Fraudsters to Jail
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The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 secured the conviction and sentencing of five internet fraudsters, before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State.
The convicts, whose ages range between 19 and 28 years are; Churchill Tam Kridi, Aniekpeno Aniekan John, Samuel Emmanuel Ngozi, Enoch Mfoniso Ofonime and Endurance Friday.
Bet9ja Woes: Court Convicts Mother, Son for False Information
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The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured a conviction of one Oluwayemisi Samuel and her Son, Joshua Samuel, before Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court on separate one count charge each bordering on false information.
Oluwayemisi and Joshua squandered the sum of N5,600,000 on sport betting and caused a false petition to be sent to the EFCC, alleging that the money was fraudulently withdrawn from their Opay account to a sport betting account without their authorisation by an unknown individual.
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