The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Benin Zonal Office on Thursday secured the conviction of two brothers, Wisdom Onojiolou and Omorodion Onojiolou, before Justice M.G. Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin, Edo State on a two count charge of intent to defraud and obtaining under false pretence.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has revealed it will arraign suspected internet fraudster, Ismaila Mustapha, also known as Mompha, on November 25.
Wilson Uwujaren, Head of media and publicity of the Commission, disclosed this in a statement made available to News Agency of Nigeria in Ilorin on Friday.
The Benue Police Command on Friday confirmed the discovery of three corpses belonging to one family in their room situated in North-Bank area of Makurdi metropolis.
Justice Okon Abang, who made this known, said the development was to allow Nolan’s counsel, Paul Erokoro, SAN, study the counter-affidavit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s lawyer, Ekele Iheanacho, in opposition to the Briton’s plea.
In statement on Thursday, made available to our reporter, the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre, a nongovernmental organisation, also commended Odumosu for recovering the N700,000 collected from Jamiu via PoS.
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday reprimanded Adeola Adedipe, counsel to the second defendant in the trial of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, for telling the court that its ruling on the case would be thrown out at the Court of Appeal if it refuses to allow a thorough medical examination on Maina’s state of health.
There are strong indications that President Muhammadu Buhari will present Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, for another four years in office.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday filed fresh charges against James Nolan, a Briton, at the Federal High Court, Abuja.
A 37-year-old commercial motorcyclist on Thursday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court that he did not use fingers to check his daughter’s virginity.
A statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Thursday, stated that Buhari was reacting to the recent reports of heightened acts of violence and kidnappings after a period of relative calm.
The Special Fraud Unit of the Nigeria Police Force on Thursday prayed an Ikeja Special Offences Court to deny bail to an alleged fake Colonel, Paulson Ogbonnah, who allegedly defrauded a businessman of N92 million.
In a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, said Tanimu allegedly conspired with one Nafiu Umar, also 18, to prepare the poisonous “concoction” for the guests.
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Port Harcourt Zonal Office have arrested five suspected internet fraudsters at Exrico…
Reacting to the recent reports of heightened acts of violence and kidnappings after a period of relative inactivity, the President observed that “in view of the unpredictability of the security situation, our security forces and the communities affected should be ever more alert because these murderous and remorseless criminals would take advantage of your complacency and strike again.”
Okeke is standing trial in the United States of America for an alleged $11 million cyber fraud following his indictment alongside 77 other Nigerians
The Magistrate, T.A. Anjorin-Ajose, also ordered the defendant to produce two sureties as a condition for the bail.
Maina, however, unlike his previous appearance, was not brought into Court 6 with a wheelchair
This was disclosed to Channels Television by the Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Special Offences, Chief Superintendent of Police Olayinka Egbeyemi
According to the report, the gunmen killed Abiodun’s driver, while his orderly was injured from gunshot wounds during the attack