Crime & Metro
EFCC arrests 64 suspected internet fraudsters in Osun
Stanley Ihedigbo Investigators of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), arrested 64 suspected internet fraudsters in Osun State. According to the Head, Media & Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale , the suspected cybercriminals were arrested in Ede, Osun State following actionable intelligence on…
Read More »EFCC arrests 50 suspected internet fraudsters in Benin City, Uyo
Caleb Ohaeri Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested 39 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations within Benin City. Also, Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command arrested 21 suspected internet fraudsters in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. According to the Head, Media…
Read More »Alleged N4.8bn graud: Appeal Court adjourns Ibeto’s appeal till Sept 16
Victor Ojii A three-man panel of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, adjourned till September 16, 2024, the hearing of the appeal filed by the Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Cletus Ibeto. According to the Head, Media & Publicity, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Dele Oyewale, the…
Read More »Defendants lose bid to frustrate $10,000 fraud trial in Kwara
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court, Ilorin , struck out the objection against the admissibility of the statements tendered by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in a $10,000 fraud trial of an Ilorin-based businessman, Chukudubem Ezenwa and one Adeleke…
Read More »Court jails 41 internet fraudsters in Anambra State
Stanley Ihedigbo A Federal High Court sitting in Onitsha, Anambra State, and presided over by Justices S. M Shuaibu and Hauwa Inuwa have convicted and sentenced Forty-one (41) internet fraudsters to one year imprisonment, each. The convicts were jailed after they pleaded guilty to one-count separate charges bordering on obtaining…
Read More »EFCC re-arraigns Kwara businessman, one other for $10,000 fraud
Stanley Ihedigbo Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday May 6, 2024 re-arraigned an Ilorin based Businessman, Chukudubeem Ezenwa on a five-count charge bordering on cybercrime, retention of proceeds of crime and fraud to the tune of $10,000USD. According to the Head, Media…
Read More »Court sends two to jail for forex scam in Benin City
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin-City has convicted and sentenced two fraudsters, Raji Afeez Onii and Udo-Iwe Aniedi Raphael to two years imprisonment for fraud. According to the Head, Media & Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, they were jailed after pleading…
Read More »Court jails former FCMB manager 121 years for N112m fraud in Onitsha
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice S. N. Odili of the Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha, has convicted and sentenced a former manager with First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Onitsha branch, Nwachukwu Placidus, to a cumulative 121 years imprisonment for diverting fixed deposit funds of a customer to the tune…
Read More »EFCC arrests 20 suspected internet fraudsters in Sapele
Stanley Ihedigbo Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arrested 20 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Sapele, Delta State. According to the Head, Media & Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, the suspects were arrested following actionable intelligence on their suspected…
Read More »Man bags seven years for employment fraud in Port Harcourt
Stanley Ihedigbo Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), secured the conviction and sentence of one Abraham Walson at the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State before Justice U.N Amogoh. according to the Head, Media & Publicity, EFCC, Dele Oyewale, he was…
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