Crime & Metro
Agunloye’s trial takes new turn as EFCC files amended charges, additional evidence
Stanley Ihedigbo Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has altered the seven-count charges against the former Minister of Power, Olu Agunloye, and advanced additional evidence against him. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, Agunloye is facing prosecution by…
Read More »Alleged N110.4b fraud: Court dismisses bail applications of Yahaya Bello’s Co-defendants
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court, Maitama, Abuja, dismissed oral bail applications of Abdulsalam Hudu and Umar Oricho, who are co-defendants with the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello in an N110.4 billion fraud case, preferred again them…
Read More »Alleged N35m fraud: Court adjourns businessman’s trial till Dec 19
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice O.O.Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, adjourned till December 19, 2024 the alleged N35m fraud trial involving a businessman, Ericbona Elio Ushie. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Dele…
Read More »Court jails 43 internet fraudsters in Awka
Stanley Ihedigbo Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the conviction and sentencing of 43 internet fraudsters before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State. According to the Head, Media and…
Read More »EFCC re-arraigns Ex-Kwara Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed for N5.78bn fraud
Stanley Ihedigbo Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), re-arraigned the immediate past governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed alongside his Finance Commissioner, Ademola Banu on a 14-count amended charge bordering on alleged stealing and mismanagement of public funds to…
Read More »Justice served: Canadian lady bags 11 years for importing 35.20kg of cannabis
Stanley Ihedigbo 41-year-old Canadian woman, Adrienne Munju, has been convicted and sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Federal High Court in Lagos for importing 74 parcels of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of synthetic cannabis weighing 35.20 kilograms into Nigeria. According to…
Read More »Emefiele: EFCC seeks virtual testimony of US-based witnesses
Stanley Ihedigbo A prosecution counsel in the ongoing trial of the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele, prayed Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court Maitama, Abuja, to allow two of his witnesses, I.E Obiora and Aisha…
Read More »EFCC arrests 36 suspected internet fraudsters in Onitsha
Stanley Ihedigbo Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) have arrested 36 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations of Onitsha, Anambra State. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, the suspects were arrested on October…
Read More »Kaduna Court convicts three internet fraudsters, Mary Lisa Goklool, Douglas Chiater, Prudent Jameson
Stanley Ihedigbo Justices Hawaa Buhari and R.M Aikawa of the Federal High Court, Kaduna have convicted and sentenced Owoyale Shuaib (a.k.a Mary Lisa Goklool), Oluwafemi Moses Oluwatosin (a.k.a Douglas Chiater) and Wisdom Sambo Sammy (a.k.a Prudent Jameson) to various jail terms for fraud. According to the Head,…
Read More »Kwara courts jail six for internet fraud in Ilorin
Stanley Ihedigbo Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), secured the conviction of six persons for offences bordering on internet fraud before Justices Sulaiman Akanbi and Adebayo Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin. According to the Head,…
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