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EFCC Arrests Suspected Currency Racketeer in Uyo

OPERATIVES of the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC, have arrested one Simon Bassey Idio for currency racketeering  in Uyo. The 59-year old ‘Naira Trader’ was arrested on Friday February 9, 2024, at the Ibom Tropicana Mall , Udo Udoma way in Uyo, Akwa Ibom …

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EFCC Arrests Four Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin City

OPERATIVES of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested four suspected internet fraudsters in Benin City.   They were arrested on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at different locations in Benin-city, Edo State following actionable intelligence on their  suspected nefarious activities. The suspects are …

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Court Jails Mama Boko Haram, Two Others For N40m Fraud

JUSTICE Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, on Monday, February 12, 2024, convicted and sentenced the trio of Aisha Alkali Wakil ( a.k.a Mama Boko Haram) Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Soyade to ten years imprisonment. The defendants were jailed upon being  arraigned by …

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Gunmen Murders PDP House Of Rep Candidate In Anambra

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 House of Representatives candidate from Anambra State, Jude Oguejiofor, has been murdered by gunmen. Oguejiofor was a lawyer who hailed from Orsumoghu in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra, but he lived in Nnewi in Nnewi North Local Government Area. In the 2023 general elections, …

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Court Vacates Contempt Order Against EFCC Director

JUSTICE Abubakar Hussaini Musa of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, February 7, 2024, vacated an earlier order of the court directing the Inspector-General of Police to arrest the Director of Proceeds of Crime Department of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Aliyu Usman for disobeying the ruling …

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EFCC Arrests Three For Suspected Currency Racketeering In Kaduna

   OPERATIVES of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested three persons in connection with suspected currency racketeering. The suspects:  Musa Gideon, Abdul Seidu Adamu and Justine Musa were arrested along Yakubu Gowon way,  Kaduna  on Wednesday,  February 7, 2024  while trying to …

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Uyo Court Sends Three Internet Fraudsters To Jail

JUSTICE Chigozie Sergius Onah of the Federal High Court sitting in  Uyo, Akwa Ibom State has convicted and sentenced three internet fraudsters to different jail terms  for offences bordering on criminal impersonation, internet fraud and possession of fraudulent documents. The convicts Abraham Itoro Sunday, Ezea Chidera Charles and Udoh Christopher …

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