The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) have secured the conviction of an internet fraudster, Ekechukwu Wilson Chinaza. Justice F.A. Aliyu of the FCT High Court sentenced to prison for his crime. The EFCC Statement read in part, “The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Command today […]
The Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have been able to successfully sentence three yahoo yahoo boys to 9 years imprisonment. The command gave the names of the convicts as Osama Abraham Obasohan, Okunnuwa Moses and Osalenlen Celestine who were sentenced by Justice M. […]
Thirty-five suspected internet fraudsters, better known as ‘yahoo boys’ have been arrested by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The Commission disclosed this on Monday morning in a statement posted on Twitter. The statement read, “Seventeen of the suspects were arrested on […]
On Thursday, a cybercrimes expert, Whyte Dein told the Federal High Court in Lagos that a forensic investigation by his team links hip-hop singer, Naira Marley with Visa card fraud. Mr. Dein, who is the Chief Detective Officer and Head of the Cybercrime Section of the Economic and […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have nabbed no fewer than 7 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos. The Commission listed the names of the suspects to be Sulaiman Ademola, Okechukwu Ndubuisi Prince, Sunday Carson Kingsley, Ikpeh Godwin Igojuju, Shile Temiloluwa Abiodun, Agboh Daniel and Nice Tom Eweh. […]
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offence court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, March 30, convicted and sentenced an internet fraudster, also known as “Yahoo Boy”, Etegene Japheth, to six months imprisonment. This followed his prosecution by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes […]
A court in Ibadan has sentenced two young men to prison for impersonation and internet fraud. The two men, Ojo Gbenga Stephen and Emekhe Michael Ese were reportedly sentenced by Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo on Monday. This was disclosed by the Economic […]
Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced two final year students of Kwara State University, KWASU, Molete and Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, respectively to various jail terms for offences bordering on cybercrime. Head, Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial […]
A total of ten suspected fraudsters have been arrested by the Kano zonal command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The suspects, according to Uwujaren were alleged to be involved in […]
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday May 18, 2021, arrested one Emmanuel Eneji, a 23-year-old movie producer and nineteen others for alleged internet fraud in Calabar, Cross River State. EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren disclosed this in a statement issued […]
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