Crime & Metro

    Stanley Ihedigbo  Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), secured the conviction and sentence of seven internet fraudsters before Justice A.N Erhabor of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr Dele Oyewale, the convicts…

      Stanley Ihedigbo     Operatives of the Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja have arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr Dele Oyewale, they were arrested in Abuja  at Kubwa axis of the Federal…

          Stanley Ihedigbo   Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two Chinese brothers, Wang Jiang and Wang Richard, along with two Nigerians, Donatus Agupusi and Michael Benneth Agu, for allegedly attempting to export solid minerals without the required permit. Jiang was apprehended at the…

    Stanley Ihedigbo    Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has  presented its second prosecution witness, PW2, Adesola Adeyinka, founder and CEO of Credit PRO Business Limited, in the trial of a couple, Ruth Idowu and Oriyomi Idowu, who are being prosecuted for an alleged N2.7bn fraud before Justice…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   Justice A. Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court has convicted and sentenced one Yusuf Umar Salisu to prison for fraud. He was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a one-count charge bordering on cheating, theft…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, has  convicted and sentenced one Miracle Leleji  Tega to one year and two months imprisonment for possession of fraudulent documents. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr.…

      Stanley Ihedigbo    Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on arrested 21 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Benin City. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, the suspects were arrested based on actionable…

      Stanley Ihedigbo     Justice Fadimatu Aminu of the Federal High Court, Damaturu has convicted and sentenced the duo of Haruna Ahmadu and Kabiru Iliyasu to separate jail terms for operating Bureau De Change (BDC), businesses without an appropriate license. According to the Head, Media and Publicity,…

      Stanley Ihedigbo   Justice Jude Dagat of the Federal High Court, Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced one Habila Dzarma Ishaku to nine years imprisonment. Ishaku was re-arraigned  by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on two-count charges bordering on money laundering…

          Stanley Ihedigbo     Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced Ali Bukar Jidda to six months imprisonment.  According to the Head, Media and Publicity, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Dele Oyewale, be was jailed upon…