Crime & Metro
Alleged Money Laundering: Court adjourns Mompha’s trial till July 1
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on adjourned the trial of Ismaila Mustapha, (a.k.a Mompha) till July 1, 2024 just as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), presented its fifth witness, EFCC, PW5, Ezekoli Ozoemenam, a staff of Fidelity Bank…
Read More »Alleged N5.7bn fraud: EFCC presents first witness against father, son in Lagos
Stanley Ihedigbo Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), presented the first prosecution witness (PW1), Chibueze Chukwuma, a staff of Access Bank Plc, in the trial of Emmanuel Jayeoba and his son, Adewale Jayeoba, before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. According to the…
Read More »EFCC arrests three siblings for suspected internet fraud , five in forex speculators
Stanley Ihedigbo Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), arrested three brothers for suspected internet fraud and Uyo Zonal Command arrested five suspected forex speculators at the Ama-Hausa mosque, along Hospital Road, Aba in Abia State The three brothers were arrested along…
Read More »NDLEA declares husband, wife wanted, arrests 4 cartel members over cocaine seizures
Stanley Ihedigbo A couple, Kazeem Omogoriola Owoalade (alias Abdul Qassim Adisa Balogun) and Rashidat Ayinke Owoalade (alias Bolarinwa Rashidat Ayinke), who runs a cocaine cartel from India has been declared wanted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the arrest of four members of the syndicate in…
Read More »Alleged $34.4m fraud: Court refuses Binance Executive bail as EFCC presents first witness
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday 17, May 2024, threw out a bail application filed by Tigran Gambaryan, Binance executive and second defendant in an alleged tax evasion, currency speculation and money laundering case to the tune of $34,400,000. According to the…
Read More »Kwara court jails two Chinese for illegal mining
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin convicted and sentenced two Chinese: Duan Ya Hong and Xiao Yi to one year imprisonment for offences bordering on illegal mining and possession of solid minerals without requisite licences. According to the Head, Media & Publicity,…
Read More »Court grants final forfeiture of telecom experts’ fraudulent property in Enugu
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, ordered the final forfeiture of a parcel of land measuring 2348.072 square metres in Enugu State recovered from the duo of Babatunde Said Adeola and Kingsley Ifeanyi Adonu to the Federal Government. Adeola and Adonu,…
Read More »Court jails fake BDC operator in Maiduguri
Victor Ojii Justice A.K Dagat of the Federal High Court, Maiduguri convicted and sentenced one Bana Alhaji Lawan to one year imprisonment. Lawan was arraigned by the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on a one count charge for carrying out bureau de change…
Read More »NDLEA arrests 75-year-old grandpa , 70-year-old grandma for illicit drugs dealing
Stanley Ihedigbo Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested a 75-year-old grandpa, Jibril Audu with 7.5 kilograms of cannabis at Oke-asa village, Ijero-Ekiti, Ekiti state during a raid operation, while a 70-year-old grandma, Tikwase Nytor was nabbed with 15.6kg of same substance on during a…
Read More »N80.2billion Alleged Fraud: Court insists on Yahya Bello’s appearance for arraignment
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja insisted on the physical appearance of the former governor of Kogi State, Mr Yahaya Adoza Bello for arraignment before any of his applications can be entertained by the court. According to the Head, Media & Publicity, EFCC,…
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