Tag: fraud
‘CSP’ Wale, one other docked for swindling police officers of N100m
They had allegedly defrauded the police officers with promises of posting, promotion, auction of SUV vehicles and exoneration from disciplinary…
Ex-Vice Chancellor Prof. Magaji Garba jailed for 35 years
Prof Magaji Garba was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on October 12, 2021, for the alleged…
Joseph Nwakibe caught with 10 ATM cards in Adamawa
The suspect was arrested on Nov. 8 by the police while on surveillance patrol at first bank ATM stand along…
Lagos estate agent Otunba docked for fraud
Bassey said that defendant obtained the sum of N150,000 from the complainant, Blessing James, on the pretence of letting out…
Badagry man Emmanuel Afam docked for N5m fraud
Okuoimose said the defendant obtained the sum of N5,370,000 from one Christopher Columbus under the false pretence of helping to…
Ogun man Sunday Adegbola docked for N3.8m fraud
The Prosecutor, Insp E.O. Adaraloye, told the court that the defendant collected N3.8 million from one Mr Olufemi Obakoya on…
Lagos bizman Moses Odeleye in police net for N816m fraud
According to him, investigation revealed that for over eight years, BEEDEL has mastered the art of using cloned LPOs to…
Gabriel Atie, 60, jailed 10 years for N18m fraud
Atie collected 15,000 litres of diesel, worth N2.6 million, from one Mr Femi Akala on the pretext that he (Atie)…
Ibrahim Gbadebo docked for duping man N1.6m inside Lagos bank
Gbadebo was charged before the Tinubu Magistrate's Court on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence and…
Kaduna cleric docked for fake prophecy, N1.7m fraud
Foni singled out the congregant’s daughter and declared that God revealed to him that she would study abroad and not…
Alleged N.9m fraud: Lagos businesswoman drags worker to court
Wenike reported that her sales representative, Ihusal sold goddess cream, platinum cream, premium cream and other cosmetics and soap in…
Chibuzo, Isa jailed 2 years each for fraud, forgery
The convicted persons committed the offence on Dec. 3, 2020 at about 11 a.m. in the Ogun State Internal Revenue…
EFCC confirms release of VON DG Osita Okechukwu
EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed that Okechukwu had been released on bail. “He was released on Monday,” Uwujaren said, even…
David Jude jailed 1 year for N3m contract scam
Jude had pleaded guilty to cheating filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Dismissed police officer jailed 4 years for fraud
Tanko fraudulently rented a two-bedroom apartment to the complainant for two years and collected N1.2 million from him.