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Court Convicts 11 Yahoo Boys for Cybercrime in Kaduna, Orders Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime
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The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of 11 Yahoo Boys before Justice A.A Isaiah of the Kaduna State High Court on separate one count charge bordering on impersonation and internet fraud, contrary to Section 142(1) of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017 and Section 308 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law 2017 and punishable under Section 309 of the same Law
The convicts include are Chijioke John ( A.K.A Robert Adams, Lisumi Emmanuel ( A.KA Kingsley Kane), Malik Adanu Jibril ( A.K.A Phil Godlewski), Franklin Kingsley Onyejekwe ( A.K.A Eric Lopez), Ogedengbe Emmanuel ( A.K.A Made Johnson), Chidozie Timothy Mgbemena ( A.K.A William Alfred), Ugonna Oscar Ezema ( A.k.A Natalia), Benjamin Odeh ( A.K.A Park Hyung Sik), Mamah Jude Ifeanyi ( A.K.A Ibrahim Nasir) Adewale Ayuba Sikiru ( A.K.A Gerald Scott) and Shuaibu Umar Smart ( A.K.A Jennifer Curry).
Alleged $5m, N800m Fraud: Court Adjourns Defendant’s Trial Till June 28
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Justice O. A. Okunuga of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Thursday, June 8, 2023, adjourned till June 28, 2023 “for hearing” in the alleged fraud trial involving one Sennaike Opeoluwa.
Opeoluwa, alongside his firm, Sennaike Consulting Limited, was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on May 9, 2023 on a six-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, forgery and possession of false documents.
EFCC, Code of Conduct Bureau Parley on Collaboration
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, have agreed to strengthen collaboration existing between the two Agencies and eradicate administrative bottlenecks in information dissemination in order to tackle corrupt practices more effectively.
This commitment was stated when the Rivers State Director, Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, Mrs. Sotonye Isokariari, paid a Courtesy Visit to the Zonal Commander of the EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE Ahmed 1 .M. Ghali. She disclosed that the two anti- corruption bodies have always enjoyed a good relationship but there is need for a closer and more robust working relationship for exchange of sensitive information and materials on fraudulent activities.
EFCC Arrests 52 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Ogun
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Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 52 suspected internet fraudsters in Ogun State.
The suspects are: Olamilekan Jamiu Ayuba, Ogundeyi Oluwaseun Kayode, Abdulrahman Ismail Abiodun, Blessing Oluwaseun Omokaro, Olasupo Ademola Ridwan, Adetola Roqeeb Salau, Adeola Alamin Ideraoluwa, Victor Daniel Osikwemeh, Taiwo Ayobami, Eleshin Ademola, Ayomipo Adelere, Shogbesan Quadri, Sanni Qudus, Olanite Oluwatosin, Olatunbosun Yusuf Alameen, Aderemi Adewole Adekunle, Olawunmi Oluwaseyi Tosin, Ayobado Joseph Olatunde, Ariyo Temitope Taofik, Olugbade David, Olumayowa Adeyemi Adedayo, Aremu Ahmed Alabi, Akintosoye Tomiwa Pelumi, Fatoye Damilare Akanbi and Adio Emmanuel Oyebanji.
At Integrity Club Launch, Bawa Charges Students to Shun Corrupt Practices
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The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa has advised students to avoid corrupt practices in all their daily engagements both at school, in their homes and communities.
He gave the charge during a sensitization lecture and inauguration of EFCC Integrity Club at the Nigerian Tulip International Colleges (NTIC), Kaduna. The EFCC boss who spoke through CSE Nana Fatima Abubakar of the Public Affairs Department advised the students to be honest at all times and avoid taking what does not belong to them.
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