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Judge’s Absence Stalls Zaura’s Arraignment
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The arraignment of Abdulsalam Saleh Abdulkarim, the Kano Central senatorial candidate of the All Progressive Congress, could not go on today due to the absence of the judge.
Zaura was scheduled to be arraigned before the Federal High Court Kano on allegation of $1,320,000 (One Million, Three Hundred and Twenty Thousand Dollars) fraud.
At the last adjourned date, the arraignment was also stalled due to Zaura’s absence, the third time he would fail to appear before the court.
Quzeem Bags Six Months for Love Scam
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Command, on Monday December 5, 2022, arraigned one Subar Quzeem before Justice F.A. Aliyu of the High Court of the FCT, Apo, Abuja, on one count charge bordering on internet fraud.
The charge reads: “That you, Subar Quzem ‘M’ 20 years, sometime in 2022 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court while pretending to be a white lady named Lilly Connie aka CLM cheated by inducing JJ and Pumpkin to deliver to you the sum of $150USD (One Hundred and Fifty United States Dollars) and $400USD (Four Hundred United States Dollars) respectively in the guise of offering sexual services which you knew to be false and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 320(b) and punishable under Section 322 of Penal Code Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (Abuja)”.
The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge.
$9.6b Fraud: EFCC Re-arraigns Trinity Biotech for Money Laundering
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, December 2, 2022, re-arraigned Trinity Biotech Nigeria Limited, one of the over thirty companies associated with $9.6b Process and Industrial Development, P&ID, fraud, before Justice D.U. Okorowo of the Federal High Court Abuja on a six count amended charge bordering on money laundering. Also charged along with the company are its directors, James Nolan (at large), Adam Quinn (at large) and Gerrard Nash, with the alias Gerry Nash (also at large).
One of the counts reads; “That you, Trinity Biotech Nigeria Limited, being a Designated Non-financial institution; James Nolan(at large), Adam Quinn(at large), and Gerrard Nash, alias Gerry Nash(at large), being the controlling minds and management of Trinity Biotech Nigeria Limited, sometime in January 2014, in Abuja within the Abuja Judicial Division of the Federal High Court, failed to comply with the requirements of submitting to the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, a declaration of the activities of Trinity Biotech Nigeria Limited contrary to Section 16(1)(f) read together with section 5(1)(a)(ii) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011(as amended) and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 16(2)(b) of the same Act.”
EFCC Not Recruiting
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, has been drawn to information circulating in the social media with the #EFCC Recruitment, inviting applications for recruitment into the Commission’s Assistant Detective Cadre purportedly due to close on December 6, 2022
The Commission wishes to notify the public that it is currently not recruiting. Any information to the contrary circulating in the social media is false and the handiwork of mischief makers aiming to defraud hapless job seekers.
NLNG GM Visits EFCC, Sues for Support
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The General Manager, Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, Mr. Alagoa Joseph on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, paid a courtesy visit to the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Joseph disclosed that the purpose of his visit was to appreciate the Commission for their ceaseless fight against economic and financial crimes and also the unwavering support the company has been enjoying over the years especially in the fight against crude oil theft within the South-South zone of the country.
He also decried the increasing rate of internet fraud activities and how they are ready to support EFCC personnel in the fight.
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