One of the count reads: “Augustine Chidiebere Ezeama, Juliet Ezeama and Mabrubeni Nigeria Limited, on or about the 6th day of May, 2015 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of $30,570 (Thirty Thousand Five Hundred and Seventy US Dollars) from CIFERCOM LLC under the false pretence that the money was for registration of CIFERCOM LLC as a company in Nigeria preparatory to the award of $8 million (Eight million US Dollars) contract to CIFERCOM LLC by the Federal Government of Nigeria, which representation you knew to be false
Browsing: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
The commission had on March 10 brought Tarfa before an Igbosere High Court, Lagos on a 27-count charge of willful obstruction of its authorised officers, refusal to declare assets, making false information and offering gratification to a public official
As account officer to Dr. D. K. Okoye in the Wuse 2 Branch of the bank, the accused allegedly transferred N52 million from Okoye’s account without his knowledge or consent into accounts in Zenith Bank, GTBank and Union Bank
West is alleged to have received the said amount from one Emmanuel Dike at different times in 2013 as payment for a bungalow at D/Line, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
The EFCC made its final submissions on Wednesday at the conclusion of trial-within-trial conducted by Justice Chizobia Oji following the counter claim by Abdullahi that he implicated his boss in the N10 million bribery issue under duress and inducement by the EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, arraigned six persons before Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of the Lagos High…
Agha, who was arraigned on July 20, 2013, allegedly fraudulently opened several accounts in different banks using fictitious names with which he conspired with one Moses to defraud some unsuspecting victims
Ibrahim Lamorde, the Chairman of the commission, disclosed this on Friday in Sokoto while inaugurating the Usman Danfodiyo University chapter of Zero Tolerance Club, an anti corruption club
Ezechukwu allegedly cloned the Facebook accounts of the wife of Lagos State Governor, Dame Abimbola Fashola; the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; wife of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Aisha Bala Muhammed; and the Director of the Abuja Geographical Information Systems, Jamilah Tangaza
The letter was duly written by the unsuspecting Chief Executive, who was made to believe that the fraudster had been detailed to help sanitize the agency
Beyond the recoveries, the EFCC, according to a statement on Tuesday, intensified the prosecution of politically exposed persons, failed bank executives, captains of industries, beneficiaries of fraudulent oil subsidy payments and senior civil servants involved in pension fraud
Principal suspects involved in the scam are: Muili Hakeem Aderemi, former Executive Secretary, Oyo State Local Government Pension Board; and Iyabo Giwa, former Treasurer, Oyo State Local Government Pension Board
Fani-Kayode is standing trial before Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia of a Federal High Court, Lagos on an amended 47-count charge bordering on money laundering
The defence counsel, Allens Agbaka, told the court that the EFCC would not be able to produce its star witness, Remi Cime, a Dutch national, who is the victim of scam
The EFCC counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, further led the second witness, Eriyo Amadiayagbon David, who was a Personal Assistant to Michael Igbinedion in evidence
Terms of the agreement stipulates that both parties will consult regularly, with particular emphasis on exchange of information regarding new areas of potential cooperation and other joint activities falling within their respective mandates
The accused allegedly diverted N209,200,000, being the compensation paid to ACM Industrial Community, Trans Amadi, and Port Harcourt by Halliburton Energy Services Nigeria Limited, to their use
Lamorde, who spoke through Osita Nwajah, Ag. Deputy Director, Public Affairs, at the ongoing Young Aspirants Leadership Fellowship programme at Bolingo Hotel & Towers, Abuja, stated that by being law abiding and shunning all forms of corruption, Nigerian youths would emerge as worthy leaders of tomorrow
The accused pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him.
Upon the plea, counsel to the EFCC, O.I. Uket, asked the court to fix a date for the trial and that the accused be remanded in prison custody
In the 32-paragraph counter-affidavit, Usani urged the court to dismiss Ogunbambo’s application