A 32-year-old, graduate of Civil Engineering, identified as Samuel Oteyowo, has bagged 14-months-jail-term for defrauding an American of the sum of N19.6m. Oteyowo was charged with a one-count amended charge of criminal impersonation for defrauding Warren Doht of an amount… Continue Reading →
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested two fraudsters who allegedly pose as spirits (al-Janu) to swindle members of the public. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, luck ran out of the duo of Kabir Bashir… Continue Reading →
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osogbo, has ordered that a 32-year-old fake prophet, identified as Olajide Omolere, who allegedly obtained N1.1 million from a woman to solve her ”spiritual problems”, be remanded in Ilesa Correctional Centre. NEWSNAIJA learned police charged… Continue Reading →
A 23-year-old Higher National Diploma 1 student of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, identified as Oladipo Opeyemi, has been expelled after he was convicted of Internet fraud by the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin last Thursday. The… Continue Reading →
A businessman, identified as Kelechi Mbagwu, has been arraigned before the Lagos State Special Offences Court for N25m fraud. Mbagwu was arraigned alongside his company, CMB Building Maintenance and Investment Limited, on three counts charges bordering on obtaining money under… Continue Reading →
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos Zonal Office, have arrested a man identified as Williams Ogwezi, also known as Dr. Williams, for parading himself as an official of the commission to defraud his unsuspecting victims. NEWSNAIJA learned… Continue Reading →
The Federal High Court in Enugu on Tuesday sentenced a final-year student of the Institute of Management Technology, Enugu, known as Okoro Joseph, to eight months’ imprisonment over $15,000 fraud. Joseph was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission… Continue Reading →
A Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, has sentenced Mr. Onus Amahian, a former Information Technology Manager at the Asaba branch of Access Bank Plc, to five years’ imprisonment for forgery and false entry. The ex-manager was arraigned… Continue Reading →
The International Police Organisation has apprehended three Nigerians for alleged involvement in a cyber scam targeting governments and private firms in over 150 countries. They were said to be part of a criminal organization that allegedly compromised thousands of government… Continue Reading →
The Federal High Court in Lagos has further adjourned the ruling rule on the no-case submission filed by Internet personality, Ismaila Mustapha, alias Mompha, in response to the money laundering charges leveled against him by the Economic and Financial… Continue Reading →
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