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10 Sep
Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court, sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu, Enugu State has convicted and jailed one
4 Sep
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos yesterday sentenced Courage Ipaka to two years imprisonment for duping a United States citizen, Mrs Yvelte M. Thompson, of $53,000 by impersonating Nigerian musician Chinedu Okoli, popularly known as Flavour N’abania.
3 Sep
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of one Manasseh Hamza Bello (a.k.a Domingos Pereira) before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court.
2 Sep
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction and sentence of one Manasseh Hamza
7 Jun
Police detectives attached to the anti-kidnapping unit of Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, have arrested an internet fraudster who duped a female U.S.-based Nigerian car dealer of N30 million in the guise of buying a Mercedes GL 350 car.
23 Feb
Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of an Ikeja Special Offences Court, yesterday, sentenced one Ayomide Ojo to one-year imprisonment for fraudulently representing himself as a woman online and defrauding people by soliciting sex.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, December 7, 2023, secured the conviction and sentencing of one Eze Harrison Arinze for defrauding 34 victims in 13 countries of $592,000.
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