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Court Sends Internet Fraudster to Jail in Uyo
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
Justice M. A. Onyetenu of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday, January 18, 2022 convicted and sentenced Paul Godknows John to three years imprisonment for internet fraud.
John was arraigned by the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on two-count charges bordering on fraudulent impersonation and obtaining by false pretences.
Kaduna Zonal Command Enlightens NDA Cadets on EFCC’s Operation
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, January 19, 2023 sensitized Cadets of the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, about the activities of the Commission.
A representative of the Zonal Commander, and Head Ban Fraud Section, ACE II Mustapha Yusuf Abubakar, who received the cadets, urged them to take to heart lessons from the various presentation in order not to fall victim of fraud or inadvertently become complicit in such illicit activities.
NAPTIP Seeks EFCC Collaboration in Tackling Human Trafficking
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has sought the support and collaboration of the EFCC in tackling human trafficking in the Edo State.
This call was made on Thursday January 19, 2023 when the State Commander of NAPTIP, Barrister Nduka Nwanwenne paid a courtesy visit to the Benin Zonal Command of the Commission.
Alleged N5m Fraud: Court Admits More Evidence Against Defendant
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Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, January 19, 2023, admitted four documents tendered in evidence by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against one Onarike Onagoruwa, who is being prosecuted on a three-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and issuance of dud cheque.
One of the counts reads: "Onarike Obafemi Onagoruwa, on or about the 7th day of December 2018 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, and with intent to defraud, did obtain the sum of N5,000,000 (Five Million Naira only) from one Abiodun Adebowale under the pretence that you will invest the said sum in a coconut oil-based investment scheme with you on behalf of the said Abiodun Adebowale from where she would get a 30% interest on the capital investment after 12 months, a pretence you knew to be false.
EFCC Arrests Retired Police Officer, Two Others for Suspected Currency Counterfeiting
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a suspected currency counterfeiting syndicate involving a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP, Idris Yusuf, alongside Hassan Abubakar and Ibrahim Yusuf.
The trio were arrested on Thursday, January 12, 2023 in New Nyanya, Nassarawa State, following intelligence obtained on their suspicious counterfeiting activities.
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