Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after T.J. Aondo, who appeared for Thomas, and lawyer to the prosecution, Victor Okoye, made their submissions for and against the bail application.
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The suspect, Adun Adewale, also known as “Coachbanter,” was arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite on alleged cybercrime offence against Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
Force Public Relations Officer and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, said the arrests were made on November 3, 2024, in Jahi, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, following an operation conducted by the National Cyber Crime Centre and Zone 7 Command.
Justice Ekerete Akpan, who granted them bail, directed that the five sureties must have a landed property worth N200 million each.
The Chairman of EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, made this revelation on Tuesday in Abuja at the 2024 National Cybersecurity Summit.
The Eagle Online recalls that the Federal Government in May 2024 cancelled the levy following the outcry of Nigerians against it.
This cautionary message was delivered during a special event tagged “The Conversation: An Open Talk With Boys”, held at Lagos City Senior College in the Yaba area of the state.
Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, revealed this on Friday in Abuja at the parade of the suspect.
Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has convicted 24-year-old Francis Stephen Oke Eghele for representing himself as be a female American to defraud unsuspecting victims.
EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the development in a statement he issued on Wednesday in Abuja.
Fapohunda, who is 23, a laundryman and an indigene of Ado-Ekiti in Ekiti State, was prosecuted on a count charge.
Bolaji, an indigene of Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara, was arraigned on a two-count charge.
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In his judgment, Sani convicted and sentenced the musician to three years imprisonment on counts one and two.
Adesanya was convicted on Friday alongside one Usman Abubakar from Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
The defendants were arraigned on a seven count charge bordering on money laundering on June 3, 2022.
Ridwan, who hails from Surulere Local Government Area of Ogbomoso, Oyo State, was prosecuted on a two-count charge.
The suspects who were arrested by the Officers of the Cybercrime Unit of INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja Nigeria, were said to be members of ‘Silver Terrier’, a network known for business E-mail compromise (BEC) scams, which have harmed thousands of companies globally.
With the advances in information technology, various cyberspaces are used by criminals to enhance cybercrime.
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured the conviction.