Crime & Metro
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,…
Read More »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…
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