LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Sokoto Division of the Court of Appeal today, March 31, 2023 convicted and sentenced two Chinese nationals, Mr. Meng Wei Kun and Mr. Xu Kuai, to 6 years imprisonment on two of a three count charge bordering on conspiracy, money laundering and attempted bribery to the tune of N50 Million brought…
LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former vice-chancellor and bursar of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, in Kaduna State for over N1 billion fraud. The former vice-chancellor, Ibrahim Garba, and the bursar, Ibrahim Shehu Usman, were arraigned at the Federal High Court in Kaduna, on Wednesday, according…
LAGOS MARCH 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 80 Point of Sales (PoS) agents, suspected to be buying and selling money to members of the public with higher interest have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in Ondo state. Vanguard gathered that the officials of the commission carried out the exercise…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned two men, Taiwo Oluwadahunsola and Adebola Adetayo, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court for allegedly laundering the sum of N999 million. A company, Green Eagles Agribusiness Solution Limited, was also arraigned alongside the defendants on a 19-count charge, bordering on money laundering, conspiracy…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 65 persons were arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Saturday March 18, 2023 across the 28 states where Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections were conducted, for alleged voter inducement. Twenty of the suspects were arrested by operatives from the Ilorin Zonal Command while…
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, March 17, 2023 arrested one Enock Ifeoluw Ogungbamigbe, an alleged serial visa scammer who specialize in duping Nigerians desperate to migrate to Canada either to work or further their education, through fake visa and job offers. In a statement by EFCC Head, Media and…
LAGOS MARCH 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, March 16, 2023, arraigned an Indian, one Chandra Prakash Singh, before Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on a seven-count charge bordering on stealing to the tune of over Two Hundred Thousand…
The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 16, 2023, arraigned one Prof. Uche Chigozie Edwin for an alleged N1.4bn fraud before Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Edwin was arraigned alongside his companies, Visionary Integrated Consulting Limited, NEMAD Associates Limited and…