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EFCC don arrest Kogi Assembly candidate on top one point four-billion-naira fraud allegate
EFCC don arrest Kogi Assembly candidate on top one point four-billion-naira fraud allegate

EFCC don arrest Kogi Assembly candidate for the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Ismaila Atumeyi with three hundred and twenty-six million naira plus one hundred and forty thousand dollars cash wey dem believe na part of one point four billion naira wey yahoo yahoo people steal from one commercial bank. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission tok for statement…

EFCC parades 15 suspected internet fraudsters
EFCC parades 15 suspected internet fraudsters

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has paraded fifteen suspected internet fraudsters arrested around Abule-Egba area of Lagos State. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed in a statement that the suspects, who were picked up at a nightclub, include the owner of the club. Uwujaren said EFCC acted on credible information about the alleged involvement of the suspects…

Social media comedian, Pankeeroy, accused of internet fraud
Social media comedian, Pankeeroy, accused of internet fraud

Social media Influencer and Instagram comedian, Pankeeroy, whose real name is Nwagbo Oliver Chidera, has been picked up by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The Lagos Zonal Office of the EFCC alleged that Pankeeroy was arrested for his alleged involvement in computer-related fraud, but it is not clear if he confessed to the crime Pankeeroy was…

Court jails 2 internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt
Court jails 2 internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt

A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has jailed two young men for two years for internet fraud. The convicts include Gerald Uwuoma, who claimed to be an American citizen by the name of Charlie Clifford Jimmy. Justice A. T. Mohammed found Uwuoma guilty of internet-related fraudulent activities and sentenced him to two years in prison, with…

Lecturer, twin brother sent to jail for internet love scam
Lecturer, twin brother sent to jail for internet love scam

A lecturer at the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa; Abdullahi Opashola, has been jailed for love scam and internet fraud. Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, convicted Opashola after he pleaded guilty to one count of internet fraud. The twenty-six-year old lecturer was sentenced to four-month imprisonment, but with…

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