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Six Internet Fraudsters Bag Jail Terms in Ilorin
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 secured the conviction and sentencing of six internet fraudsters.
They were sentenced to various jail terms.
They convicts are: Victor Moses Agbenyo Akeji, Ugbede Yakubu, Julius Omowale Ayodele, Emmanuel Isaac, Adedokun Adebukola and Mojereola Toheeb.
Benin Court Jails Two Internet Fraudsters Eight Years
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Justice M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin- City, has convicted and sentenced the duo of Nnamdi Theo-Joseph Duru and Israel Oluwaseun Ayoomoni to eight years imprisonment for internet- related fraud.
Duru and Ayoomoni were convicted, after pleading guilty to one- count separate charge, bordering on, retention of proceeds of criminal conduct and possession of documents containing false pretense, upon their arraignment by the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The lone- count charge against Duru reads: "that you Nnamdi Theo-Joseph Duru sometimes between 1st January, 2017 to November, 2021 in Edo State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did retain the aggregate sum of N8,000,432,22 in your Access Bank Account Number:0090793423 knowing that same represent proceeds of your criminal conduct to wit' Cybercrime and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 17(a) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment ) Act 2004 and punishable under Section ßdź17(b) of the same Act."
EFCC Arrests 11 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin.
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Benin Zonal Command, on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 arrested 11 suspected internet fraudsters.
They were arrested at their various hideouts in Benin City, Edo State, following actionable intelligence worked upon by the Commission.
SCUML RESUMES ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES
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In line with its new status as a Unit fully domiciled in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and statutory responsibilities under the new- fangled Money Laundering Act, 2022, the EFCC is delighted to inform the general public that the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering, SCUML, has commenced issuance of certificates to every successful applicant
It would be recalled, that issuance of certificates was suspended, as an administrative measure, to bring SCUML into alignment with its new regulatory framework, environment and obligations. Interested applicants can now come forward with their application for the new certificates.
Four Fraudsters Bag Jail Terms in Kaduna
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Justice Nasiru.U. Sadiq of the Kaduna State High Court has convicted and sentenced four internet fraudsters to various terms of imprisonment, for internet- related offences and impersonation.
The fraudsters: Alpha Miagon Tingon(a.k.a Jeffrey M. Currie), Bethel Eniola (a.ka. Alex), Ezekiel Isaac, and Benjamin Elijah, were jailed on September 7, 2022, after pleading guilty to one- count separate charge bordering on internet fraud and impersonation, upon their arraignment by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The one- count charge reads: "That you, Alpha Miagon Tingon, sometime between April to August, 2022 at Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud obtained a total sum of 150 USD (United states dollars) as payment to secure ac"Buffer" from one David Patet when you falsely presented yourself to him as Jeffrey M. Currie, which pretence you knew to be false and you thereby committed an offence of Impersonation contrary to and punishable under Section 142(1) of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017”.
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