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Man Convicted for Possession of Fraudulent Documents in Kano
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Justice Farouq Lawal of the Kano State High Court has convicted and sentenced one Precious Mesele to two years imprisonment.
Mesele was convicted after pleading guilty to a one count charge of possession of fraudulent documents.
EFCC Urges Students to Avoid Bad Elements on the Internet
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 called on students to be of good behaviour and stay away from bad elements who could negatively influence them on the internet. Commandant of the EFCC Academy, CE Ayo Olowonihi gave the charge while receiving students of Bafat Victory Academy, Karu Abuja who were on excursion to the Academy.
Olowonihi who was represented by the Academy Provost, Assistant Commander Uche Edeh enjoined the children to be of good behaviour and strive to make their parents, teachers, and the country proud.
One Bags Two Years Jail Term for Customs Job Scam, Three Others Convicted for Cybercrime in Oyo
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Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State on Friday, October 21, 2022 convicted and sentenced the trio of Olukoya Emmanuel Adeyemi, Qoreeb Oluwadamilare Fujah and Olayinka Ridwan Olatunji to various jail terms for offences ranging from employment scam to cybercrime.
Olukoya was convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment on an amended two count charge that bordered on employment scam.
The convict had swindled his victims of N2million under the pretext of securing jobs for them with the Nigeria Customs Service.
Bawa Charges Media on New Money Laundering Regulations
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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has called on the media to be familiar with the new Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022 so as not to run foul of its provisions.
He also emphasized the need for the media to continuously educate the citizenry on the new Money Laundering Act.
Bawa gave the charge on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 in Lagos while declaring open a one-day workshop on Financial Crimes Reporting organised by the EFCC for financial journalists.
Speaking through the Lagos Zonal Commander of EFCC, Ahmed Ghali, he said: “There are certain provisions of this new law that I believe will affect you directly or indirectly. One is secrecy of financial transactions.
Fraudster who Defrauded Grandmother N15m Jailed in Kano
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Justice Nasiru Saminu of the Kano State High Court today October 25, 2022 convicted and sentenced one Aminu Ishaq to three years imprisonment for retention of proceeds of crime.
The convict is among six youths that were arrested in Katsina and Kano for stealing over N15,000,000 from the bank account of a complainant, incidentally a grandmother to one of fraudsters (Almustapha Nasir). Nasir had been convicted on the 6 October, 2022 by the same court.
The defendants were arrested following a petition which alleged that Almustapha Nasir stole the SIM card of his grandmother, shared it with his friends and together, they stole over N15,000,000 through bank transfers and POS withdrawals.
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