Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have smashed a syndicate of alleged fraudsters who specializes in credit card fraud.
The arrested suspects, Daniel C. Stephen, Nestor Ezeani, Sonny Okwaraji, Sylvester E Otuwa and Jeff Ogbonaya, allegedly masterminded the theft of $257,822.16 American Dollars from a new generation bank.
The alleged fraudulent transaction was reported by the Bank through a petition, alleging that the bank received a mail from VISA International on suspected 60 credit card transactions.
The EFCC in a swift action moved and arrested the five suspects at 7th Avenue FESTAC, Lagos.
They were arrested with several credit cards in their possession, which they use in loading money before transferring them to other banks.
Some of the suspects have made useful statements while investigations continue.
They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
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Kaduna Court Convicts Fake Lawyer, Two Others for Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Office has secured the conviction of one Alhaji Ahmadu Abdullahi before Justice Darius Khobo of State High Court sitting in Kaduna.
The convict was arraigned on 26th September, 2018 on one count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust to the tune of N3,308.500 (Three Million, Three Hundred and Eight Thousand, Five Hundred Naira).
The convict was said to have defrauded one Chigbo Nwafor, owner of Nwafor & Sons Nigeria Limited of the said sum under the guise of helping the victim purchase some bags of salt, to which he default after collecting the money.
N40m Fraud: EFCC Closes Case Against ‘Mama Boko Haram’, Others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Maiduguri Zonal Office, has closed its case in the ongoing trial of Aisha Alkali Wakil, popularly known as "Mama Boko Haram," before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri.
The prosecution closed its case today after calling the last two witnesses, Geoffrey Okolorie(PW3) and Bashir Abubakar (PW4).
Oyo-Ita: Court Fixes February 24 for Ruling on Freezing of Defendants Accounts
Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, has again adjourned ruling on the freezing of accounts belonging to the fourth, fifth and sixth defendants...
...in the money laundering trial of a former Head of Service of the Federation (HoS) Winifred Oyo-Iya and others, till February 24, 2021.
EFCC Abuja Zone Rewards Deserving Sections/Officers
The Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday February 11, 2021, at the Wuse 2, Abuja honoured deserving staff and units for outstanding performance in 2020.
The event attended by heads of units, sections and team leaders was presided over by the Zonal Head, Ahmad Sa’ad Abubakar.
In his remarks, Sa’ad noted that the occasion was to appreciate the achievements of staff of the zone in 2020 despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Corps Member, One Other Sent to Jail in Kwara over Love Scam
Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday, February 11, 2021 convicted a serving Corps member, Sam Abiola and one Adebiyi Sodiq arraigned on Monday, February 1, 2021...
...over offences bordering on attempted cheating and love scam by the Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Abiola, 26, currently serving in Kogi State and Sodiq,18, were arraigned on separate charges contrary to Section 321 of the Penal Code Law and punishable under Section 324 of the same law. While one count was preferred against Abiola, Sodiq was prosecuted on a four-count charge.
Justice Fatun Riman of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Thursday, February 11, 2021 granted bail to one Umoh Uko Archibong, a fake contractor who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes.
Commission, EFCC for obtaining N39,000,000.00 (Thirty-nine million naira) by false pretence.
The defendant was arraigned by the Uyo Zonal Office of the Commission on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 on a four-count charge bordering on forgery and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N39,000,000.