Court jails Internet fraudster from Cross River State

UYO (CONVERSEER) – Justice Maurine Adaobi of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo has convicted and sentenced Elijah Okwa Etenrulimre from Cross River State to three months imprisonment for offences bordering on criminal impersonation on the cyberspace. Etenrulimere was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo Zonal Directorate, on Thursday, 29th…

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Court jails 9 Yahoo Boys in Calabar

CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Justices Ijeoma Ojukwu and Rosemary Oghoghorie Dugbo of the Federal High Court Calabar have convicted and sentenced nine fraudsters to jail. The convicts are: Nsofor Charles Ochiabutor, Aneikan Monday Akpan, Igwe Greg, Ubong Emmanuel and Columba Chukwubuikem David. Others are: Edet Christopher Asuquo, Justice Chinonso, David Sunday Aniete and Fidelis Andrew Effiom….

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Digital Revolution: Cross River’s TCTI-EFCC plan gets stakeholders’ appraisal

ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Major stakeholders have lauded the Cross River State government’s innovative partnership between its Teachers Continuous Training Institute (TCTI), Biase and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to equip the Nigerian youth with crucial digital literacy skills. The commendations followed the formalisation of a landmark partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…

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Court jails 32 Yahoo Boys in Ibadan, Osogbo

IBADAN – The Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of 32 internet fraudsters before seven High Court judges in Ibadan, Oyo State and one High Court judge in Osogbo, Osun State. The convicts are: Udoka Uzo Omefe, Adedara Ademola Ayobami, Ajayi Elijah Oladimeji, Eze…

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CBEX resumes operations amid N1.2tn fraud probe

LAGOS – Despite an ongoing investigation into a massive N1.2 trillion digital trading fraud that reportedly affected over 600,000 Nigerians, embattled investment platform Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) has resumed operations—reigniting concerns among regulators and financial watchdogs. Two traders told to The PUNCH on Wednesday that the digital trading firm, which abruptly collapsed on April 14,…

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EFCC arraign three men for alleged N46m forex fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned three men at the Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, for alleged N46.3 million forex fraud. The suspects – Osita Nduh, Elder Ugbine, and Idika Williams were arraigned alongside a company, Destiny Osita International Limited, on a four-count charge of conspiracy, stealing, obtaining by false pretence…

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