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Fake Property Owner Jailed in Maiduguri
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Thursday, October 13, 2022, secured the conviction and sentencing of a fake property owner, Markus Badzavuwa before Justice Lawu Lawan of the Yobe State High Court sitting in Damaturu.
He was jailed after pleading guilty to one-count charge, bordering on false information.
Court Sends Two Internet Fraudsters to Jail in Warri
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Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Warri, Delta State on Thursday, October 13, 2022 convicted and sentenced two internet fraudsters, Ossien Godwin Isioma and Obiora Divine Chijioke, to prison for fraud.
The duo were arraigned on one count charge of unlawful possession of proceeds of crime by the Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC.
Kwara Poly Student Jailed 6months for $9,891 Fraud
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The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, October 14, 2022 secured the conviction of 31-year-old Bashiru Azeez Seyi, a native of Oyan in Odo-Otin Local Government Area, Osun State, for offences bordering on internet fraud.
Bashiru, a student in the Marketing Department of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin was prosecuted on one count by the EFCC before Justice Adebayo Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin.
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Court Sends Six Internet Fraudsters to Jail in Benin
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on October 12 and 13, 2022 secured the conviction of six internet fraudsters before Justices Efe Ikponwonba and M. Itsueli of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State
The defendants are Edeorodion Terry, Elozie Miracle, Olarewaju Adeberun, Ikechukwu Orji Michael, Gabriel Igelige and Lucky Ifeanyi Egwuatu.
They were arraigned by the Benin Zonal Command of the Commission on a separate one count charge of impersonation, obtaining by false pretence and retention of proceeds of crime.
Four Jailed for $4,254 Internet Scam in Kaduna
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Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on October 13, 2022, convicted and sentenced four Internet fraudsters : Jeremiah Fakolade, Tisan Ashei (aka Ji Hoon),Victor Oluwa (aka Smith Nicholson), and Daniel Cyprian Chima(aka Hadiza Khuriam),to various jail terms for cybercrime and Impersonation.
They were convicted after pleading guilty to their respective one count charge.
While Fakolade bagged three months imprisonment with an option of fine of N100, 000.00, Ashei( aka Ji Hoon) was sentenced to six months imprisonment with the same option of fine. But the latter was ordered to forfeit one Apple iPhone 7 and the sum of N 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
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