Tag: alleged fraud
Jos businessman jailed over fraudulent grain deal
The convict collected N240,000 from the the complainant to buy grains for her, but immediately the money was transferred to…
How 2 Kano men allegedly impersonated oil mogul A.A Rano for fraud
Zakiru and Ahmed according to a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC defrauded their victims of the…
How I was duped by Nigerian fraudster posing as BP engineer – U.S. lady
Sharp testified as the first prosecution witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in the prosecution of Nelson…
Lagos POS operator docked for absconding with colleagues’ N17m
Ishiaka who was arraigned before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court on Friday allegedly committed the offences in November 2024, at Mile…
EFCC detains ex-Gov Emmanuel Udom over alleged ₦700bn fraud
EFCC had invited Udom Emmanuel to its Abuja headquarters over a petition by a group identified as Network Against Corruption…
Five docked for hacking WhatsApp account to commit N650k fraud
Kehinde, 18, Adisa, 18; Yakub Ojo,18; John, 18 and Victor, 22, who all reside in Eleyele area of Ibadan, are…
Court sends Jude Okoye back to prison after arraignment on fresh charges
In the fresh charges, EFCC accused Jude Okoye of fraudulently converting royalties for digital music distribution of P-Square to his…
EFCC docks ex-Abia governor, son, 3 others for N60.85bn fraud
EFCC accuses former governor Orji, and the four others of fraudulently converting N22 billion allocation for security votes and 12…
Lawyer docked for alleged N1.3bn forex fraud in Uyo
Ozougwu was docked on the claims of four petitioners that he presented himself as a registered bureau de change operator…
‘How I was lured to invest N56.35m in fake business’
Abel spoke as the first prosecution witness (PW1), Patience Abel in the trial of Kelechi and Amah by the Lagos…
Ex-JAMB staff Olayiwola Oguntade jailed for N10m fraud
Oguntade was arraigned by the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on October 13, 2020…
Witness: How Ex-Punch staff defrauded investors of multimillion naira
The defendant was on June 21, 2024 arraigned on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit felony to wit…
Alleged 52.9m fraud: Court gives EFCC go ahead to freeze 67 bank accounts
Justice Emeka Nwite granted the application after the EFCC’s lawyer, Martha Babatunde, moved an ex-parte motion to the effect. The…
N57.6m fraud: Lagos businesswoman Oluremi Philips bags 17 years imprisonment
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja A Lagos-based businesswoman, Oluremi Philips who is the proprietor of Omritas Energy Limited has been sentenced to…
Court sets date for arraignment of ex-AMCON boss, Ahmed Kuru, for N75bn, $31.5m fraud
He is to be arraigned alongside Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, Managing Director of Arik Air, Kamilu Omokide, Receiver Manager of Arik…
Mama Boko-haram, 2 others jailed for ‘car fraud’ in Maiduguri
The two others sentences alongside Mama Boko Haram were identified as Tahiru Saidu Daura, the programme manager of the NGO…
Lagos man Ogunmolu pleads guilty to N338k prepaid metre scam
Ogunmolu, who resides at Ifako area of Lagos, had pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of obtaining by false pretences…
Benin businessman Olabinjor Ajobor bags 7 years jail term for fraud
Ajobor was arraigned before Justice (Professor) C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City by the…
How I was duped of $370,000 by Nwachi Kingsley and family- U.S. lawyer
Sayers who lives in the state of Oregon, United States narrated his alleged ordeal as a witness of the Economic…
Police arraign man over alleged forgery, fraud
The Police Prosecutor, Olasunkanmi Bamikole, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on May 7 at about 10…
Ex-PUNCH worker Olusegun Ogunbanjo docked for N998m fraud
Ogunbanjo, whose residential address was not provided, was arraigned on eight counts bordering on conspiracy to commit felony to wit…
Three men docked for allegedly stealing N3.5bn from Access Bank
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the three men on two counts of stealing and retention of proceeds…
‘How my father-in-law defrauded me of cars, money with land deals’
Ademolake testified at the trial of his father-in-law for fraud and obtaining by false pretences. The witness said that the…
Lagos businessman Osita Ikpah docked for obtaining N520m by false pretense
Ikpah and his company were arraigned before Justice Abimbola Awogboro for allegedly swindling about 24 people the sum of N520,182,700…
Alleged N4bn fraud: Kano Court grants bail to former KASCO MD, son
The Court granted the former KASCO boss bail on self recognition, while his son, Inuwa Mohammed, was granted bail in…
Tojare, Seyi docked over fake transfer of N580k to trader
Seyi and Tojare allegedly defrauded one Ezike Samuel by doing fake money transfer to him after buying goods worth N508,…
Indian man Chandra Singh docked for N816m fraud in Lagos
Singh is facing a 19-count-charge bordering on bribery and retention of stolen property.
How 2 Abuja men Dennis and Christian duped American of $2.8m
Two Abuja men, Ijeboi Dennis (aka Andrew Tran Huynh) and Obade Monday Christian (aka FBI Commander/Diplomat Director) have been arraigned…
Woman arrested for duping Osun politician N2.6m
One Omolara Solanke has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Osun State, for allegedly obtaining the…
Alleged fraud: AfDB debars Nigerian construction firm for 3 years
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it has debarred a Nigerian construction company, known as Qualitrends Global Solutions Nigeria Limited’,…