By Joe Udo Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 57 suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo Boys, in Benin City, Edo State capital. The suspects were arrested on Thursday, 14 March 2024, at different locations in Benin City following actionable intelligence on their suspected…
By Joe Udo Justices Ladiran Akintola, O.A. Lajide, Bayo Taiwo, M.O. Ishola of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan and Justice E.O. Osinuga of the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta have convicted and sentenced fourteen (14) internet fraudsters (popularly referred to as Yahoo Boys) to various jail terms. They were jailed after pleading…
By Joe Udo Two Federal High Courts sitting in Enugu (Enugu State) and Akwa (Anambra State) and presided over by Justices Mohammed Garba Umar and Nnamdi Dimgba, have convicted and sentenced 31 internet fraudsters (popularly referred to as Yahoo Boys) to prison. Their conviction, CONVERSEER learned was secured by the Enugu Zonal Command of the…
By Joe Udo Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Command, have arrested 48 students of the Kwara State University, KWASU, and two others for offences bordering on internet fraud, popularly referred to as Yahoo Yahoo. According to the EFCC, the suspects were arrested on Wednesday, 21 February 2024, in their…
By Joe Udo Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in conjunction with a Joint Task Force, JTF comprising five teams from the Nigeria Police Force, NPF and three teams from the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS on Wednesday, 21 February 2024, arrested 115 (One hundred and fifteen) suspected…
By Joe Udo The Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, 22 February 2024, arraigned a former banker with one of the old generation banks: Victor Joseph and Ahmad Muhhammad Aliyu on money laundering charges to the tune of N110,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Ten Million Naira only). They were…
By Joe Udo Justice P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state has convicted and sentenced an internet fraudster, Chukwuema Samuel Andrew to 30 (thirty) months imprisonment for impersonation and obtaining money under false pretence. He was jailed on two-count charge bordering on obtaining under false pretence and impersonation…
By Joe Udo Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has dismissed a bail application filed by a fake Chief Medical Director, CMD of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Chidiebere Cyril Ndigwe over his involvement in alleged employment scam and obtaining money under false pretence. The Ilorin Zonal Command…
By Joe Udo A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, and presided over by Justice Chigozie Sergius Onah, has convicted and sentenced three internet fraudsters (popularly Yahoo Boys) to different jail terms for offences bordering on criminal impersonation, internet fraud and possession of fraudulent documents. The convicts, Abraham Itoro Sunday, Ezea Chidera Charles…
By Joe Udo Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested the General Overseer of Faith On The Rock Ministry International, Apostle Theophilus Oloche Ebonyi, for defrauding church members and other Nigerians using fake grants from the Ford Foundation to the tune of N1,319,040,274.31( One Billion Three Hundred and Nineteen Million, Forty…