Crime & Metro
EFCÇ records historic asset recovery in single largest haul, seize over 753 units of duplexes
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, gave a ruling on a final forfeiture of an estate in Abuja measuring 150,500 square metres and containing 753 Units of duplexes and other apartments. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, Economics Financial Crimes Commission (EFCÇ), Mr. Dele Oyewale, this…
Read More »Bobrisky’s suit against EFCÇ thrown out of court
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has dismissed a fundamental rights suit instituted against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), by Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju (a.k.a Bobrisky) alleging breach of his rights by the Commission and seeking N200million damages. According to…
Read More »Court sets December 13 for Bello’s arraignment over N80.2bn money laundering allegations
Stanley Ihedigbo A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has slated the arraignment of the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello for December 13, 2024. Justice Emeka Nwite directed the court’s Registrar to issue a hearing notice to Bello’s legal team regarding his arraignment. According to…
Read More »Police, immigration officers jailed for N1.6m employment fraud in Gombe State
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice T.G. Ringing of the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State, convicted and sentenced two police officers, Yusuf AbdulKarim Bature and Musa Philip, and an immigration officer, Nasiru Mohammed, to seven years imprisonment each for employment fraud to the tune of N1,640,000. According…
Read More »EFCC nabs suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja
Stanley Ihedigbo Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), arrested one suspected internet fraudster. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr Dele Oyewale, the suspect was arrested at No.25 Aliyu Modibbo Street, Guzape Hills, Abuja following credible intelligence on his alleged involvement in…
Read More »Adamawa State Court take tough stance on cybercrime
Stanley Ihedigbo Justices Kayanson Samuel Lawanson, Hammed Isha, Benjamin Manji Lawal, and Mohammed Ibrahim Tola of the Adamawa State High Court, Adamawa State, have convicted and sentenced twelve internet fraudsters to various jail terms. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, Economics and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),…
Read More »Court sends four Yahoo’ Boys to jail in Calabar
Stanley Ihedigbo Federal High Court, Calabar, has secured the conviction and sentencing of four individuals for their involvement in internet fraud. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu presided over the case, handing down various jail terms to the convicts. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, Economics Financial Crimes…
Read More »Court berates Mutu for disregarding bail terms in alleged N320m fraud
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice F. Giwa Ogunbanjo of Federal High Court, Abuja, has expressed displeasure upon discovery that a defendant, Nicholas Mutu, has been jetting out of the country with an undeclared passport and without the express permission of the court in violation of his bail conditions.…
Read More »Fake fertility nurse denied bail in N28.2m fraud case
Stanley Ihedigbo Alleged fake fertility nurse Blessing Amaka David-Agwa has been denied bail by Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Enugu, Enugu State. David-Agwa is facing a 45-count charge bordering on impersonation, forgery, and obtaining by false pretence, totaling N28,278,600. According…
Read More »Drug trafficking thwarted: NDLEA recovers cocaine, meth bound for UK, Italy, Turkey, Qatar in Lagos, Abuja
Stanley Ihedigbo National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has made a significant breakthrough in disrupting international drug trafficking as it’s operatives have thwarted attempts by drug syndicates to export large consignments of cocaine, methamphetamine, and opioids through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos and the Nnamdi…
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