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Man Bags Three Years for Keke NAPEP Investment Scam in Maiduguri … EFCC Arraigns Three other for Currency Counterfeiting in Yobe
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The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes, EFCC, on Thursday, June 8, 2023, secured the conviction and sentencing of one Adamu Abdullahi to three years imprisonment before Justice Musa Mustapha of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on a one-count charge of criminal breach of trust.
The charge reads, “That you, Adamu Abdullahi, sometime in February 2020 at Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, being entrusted with dominion over a certain property to wit; N5, 050,000.00 (Five Million Fifty Thousand Naira) by Yakubu Alhaji Bukar as Investment for the purchase of two tricycles and three tricycle carrier respectively known as Keke NAPEP, did dishonestly misappropriated the entire sum of N5, 050,000.00 (Five Million Fifty Thousand Naira) and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 311 of the Penal Code Cap. 102 Laws of Borno State of Nigeria and punishable under section 312 of the same Law.”
Katsina Deputy Accountant General, One Other Arraigned for N289m Fraud
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today arraigned the duo of Saadu Maiwada and Sani Lawal BK before Justice Musa Danladi of the Katsina State High Court on a five count charge of conspiracy and criminal breach of trust.
The defendants, in their capacity as then Sub Treasurer and Deputy Sub Treasurer in the office of Accountant General of Katsina State, allegedly conspired and converted the sum of N289,000,000 (Two Hundred and Eighty Nine Million Naira) from the coffers of Katsina State.
EFCC, Arrests Twins, 26 Others for Alleged Internet Fraud in Calabar
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Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested two identical twins: Takwan Potential and Takwan Peter and 26 others for alleged internet fraud in Calabar, Cross River State.
They were arrested on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 following credible intelligence linking them with suspected internet-related fraud.
Two Yahoo Boys Bag Three Years in Kaduna
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The Kaduna Zonal Command has secured the conviction of Favour Arasomwan ( a k a Lewis Richard Micheal) and Oyebamiji Obamijesu Stephen ( aka Lorraine Ramsdell ) before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna on separate one count charge bordering on cybercrime.
The defendants were among the 26 suspects arrested in a sting operation at Abuja for alleged involvement in internet-related fraud schemes.
Court Jails Three Fraudsters 12 Years in Sokoto
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Justice Muhammad Sifawa of the Sokoto State High Court has convicted and sentenced three fraudsters: Joseph Moses, Raji Tijjani and Albert Chris Bulus, to twelve years imprisonment.
They were jailed after pleading guilty to one- count separate charges bordering on impersonation and obtaining under false pretence.
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