Specifically, he allegedly obtained $450 from one Robert Jackson, an American, via Western Union Money Transfer under the false pretence that he was a lady
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An FCT High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice Peter Kekemeke, on Wednesday ruled that a prima facie case has been established against the lawmakers by the anti-graft agency
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him
Justice Joseph Oyewole ordered Ajudua to be remanded in custody when he made his first appearance in court after avoiding trial for eight years
The ordeal of Ojo, who was arraigned on a one-count charge of criminal embezzlement and diversion of public funds, followed a petition dated June 3, 2010 by Atilade Quadri and Comrade Bashir on behalf of Orolu Integrity Forum, where it was alleged that the accused collected money for constituency projects, including a nine classroom building without executing the project
He, therefore, urged the court to consider whether the proof of evidence discloses any reasonable cause of action against Ojo
Urum was arraigned on May 14, 2009 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on charges bordering on stealing
At the resumed hearing, the EFCC, through an ex-parte motion brought pursuant to Section 26 of the EFCC Act, 2004, prayed the court for an order granting leave to the applicant to evacuate the petroleum products conveyed by the respondents in trucks and vehicles as specified in the schedule attached to the affidavit, for safekeeping
He explained that the directive is not intended to be punitive, but to assist in making the society safer for all by checking incidence of corruption and money laundering
However, having taken the building to the roofing level, Nwokolo requested for payment of N9,000,000 from the ministry in order to complete the contract only to discover that Amaechi had collected the money
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned Dr. Paul Ajah Onu and Samuel Atoi, former Provost and Bursar…
The offence, according to the charge sheet, is contrary to Section 8(a) and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act No 14 of 2006
Olowoniyi bemoaned the situation where some who claim to be Nigerians are held liable for economic and financial crimes committed abroad even when such culprits are not Nigerians
The fraudster allegedly hacked into Kemud International Limited’s e-mail address to deceive it into paying $4,016.25 into his account
The suspects have been standing trial on a 24-count charge bordering on stealing before Justice Adamu Bello
A third accused person, Haruna Dahiru Bindawa, could not be arraigned due to ill-health while the fourth accused person, Tukur Hamisu Gwadabe, is still at large
The accused persons were alleged to have attempted to induce an officer of the 3 Battalion, Nigeria Army, Warri to help release a truck with 7,000 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil to them by offering him N240,000 as gratification
Speaking at the ceremony in Abuja, the Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, stated that the ultimate goal of the MoU was to formalise the collaboration between the two agencies and enhance their efforts to curb piracy and intellectual property theft
Justice Yunusa based his ruling on one of the original conditions for bail granted Nnamani on August 2, 2007 when he was first admitted to bail
The accused person pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to her