The suspect, identified as Onwuekwe Anthony Chidi, was an inward bound passenger on a Qatar Airways flight to Doha
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Two other individuals involved in the conspiracy: Olamide Ogunbambo and David Ayodele Isaac are, however, at large
At the resumed hearing of the case, counsel to EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, said Bayode has not disclosed any interest other than merely saying he is a Nigerian citizen and a beneficial owner of the said money
Justice Lambo Akande of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Friday ordered the accused persons remanded in prison custody till November 19, 2012 when their bail application will be determined
The accused and his accomplice, one Amaechi Okoye, who is still at large, allegedly swindled unsuspecting members of the public through a phony investment scheme
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday arraigned the duo of Joko Agoro Bias and Tunde Oladunmoye Jamiu on a four count charge bordering on intent to defraud, forgery and altering of $15,340 before Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja
Lawal and his co accused (Dr. Adeogba Godwin Ademola, Digital Toll Company Limited; Swede Control Interlink Limited; Proman Vital Ventures Limited; Nairda Limited; Siraj Nigeria Limited and Wise Health Services Limited), who were first arraigned on May 11, 2011, however, pleaded not guilty to the amended charge
The couriers – Adetula Akinyele, a security guard with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria; Ifeanyi Uramah; and Emmanuel Nnanna – were intercepted by operatives of the EFCC on October 21, 2012 with $1.4 million at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos
The native of Ojoto, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, who doubles as the Chief Executive officer of Karchack Services Limited, will be docked for allegedly defrauding innocent citizens of their hard earned money through a phoney investment scheme involving over N600 million
Joseph was arrested by Operatives of the EFCC at a cybercafé in Lagos for falsely presenting himself as Stanley Oberman and representing himself as a white man to one Veronica Pena
The six suspects: Dave Akanni Joel (alias Dave Bobby Mamello), David Omowunmi (alias Haastrup Ogedengbe), Oluwole Adegbite (alias James Tokunbo), Yusuf Adegoke (still at large), Oyebisi Olasukanmi (still at large) and Dr. Ouldslimane (still at large) were arraigned on a five count charge bordering on intent to defraud and conspiracy to obtain money by false pretence from Rear Admiral B.J.C. Noshiri (rtd)
The accused person allegedly fraudulently converted N272, 5000,000 obtained from Water Gate Petroleum and Gas Limited for the supply five million litres of PMS to defray his liabilities with Sterling Bank without supplying the product for which he was paid
Specifically, Jubril was alleged to have obtained N963,796,199.85 from the Federal Government of Nigeria under false pretences, claiming that the sum represented subsidy accruing to Brila Energy Limited under the Petroleum Support Fund for the importation of 13,155,807 MT or 17,393,767 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, which Brila Energy Limited purported to have purchased from NAPA Petroleum Trade INC, Panama and imported into Nigeria through M/T Overseas Limar (Mother Vessel), M/T Delphina (1st Daughter Vessel) and M/T Dani I ( 2nd Daughter Vessel)
They were arrested on board vessel MT AEGLE with 200 metric tons of petroleum product suspected to be Automotive Gas Oil bunkered from EX MT Mercy II into MT AEGLE
Five of the suspects implicated in a N5.4 billion fuel subsidy scam are to be arraigned on Monday before Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja on a 13 count charge bordering on intent to defraud, stealing, forgery and altering
The accused, who works at the Rangers Avenue, Enugu branch of the bank, allegedly diverted cash deposit amounting to N1,190,000
Daniel is being tried by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for misappropriation of public funds, alleged fraudulent conversion of public properties, abuse of office, among others while in office between 2003 and 2011
Shittu wondered how a person that travelled from Saudi Arabia after the Hajj and attended a plenary session at the Senate would find it difficult to travel to Gombe for a court appearance
One of the suspects, Abdulrasheed Ibrahim, was nabbed on November 7 as he prepared to board a Dubai, United Arab Emirates bound Ethiopian Airline. A total of $188,858 was found on Ibrahim
Gilmaska, the Executive Officer of Icon Media and Marketing Agency Limited, is being prosecuted for issuing a dud cheque of N9 million to one Tayo Olugbemi