Eleven suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo Boys, were on Monday, arrested by the Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Auchi, Edo State. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren. Uwujaren said the suspects […]
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, arrested a 28-year-old medical practitioner, Chijioke Precious and 17 others over alleged internet fraud in Owerri, Imo State. The 17 others whose ages range between 21 and 34 are; Anthony Joshua, Henry Mezie, […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it had arrested 39 internet fraud suspects, also known as “Yahoo-Yahoo Boys.” The EFCC stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Spokeman, Wilson Uwujaren. Uwujaren said the arrests were carried by the Ibadan zonal office of the […]
Nine suspected internet fraudsters were on Tuesday, arrested by operatives of the Benin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) The suspects, who were arrested in an early morning operation in Benin City, the Edo State capital, were picked up following intelligence received by the […]
Two days after it arrested seven internet scammers in Ibadan, the Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, again arrested eleven suspected fraudsters. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren. Uwujaren said the eleven suspects were arrested […]
A 29-year-old internet fraudster, Ademola Adebukola alias “Holy Ghost” has been convicted on four counts of cheating and attempt to cheat by a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin. Justice Adenike Akinpelu convicted and sentenced the defendant to six months imprisonment on each of the counts after he pleaded guilty to […]
Two persons have been convicted and sentenced to various jail terms by Justice M. Tukur of the State High Court Kaduna for fraud. One of them, Adeshina Abdulrasheed was sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment on a one count charge bordering on cheating and impersonation, while […]
A final year student of the Institute of Management Technology, (IMT) Enugu, Okoro Tochukwu Joseph, was on Tuesday convicted and sentenced to eight months imprisonment for impersonation and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of $15,000 (Fifteen Thousand US Dollars). Joseph was sentenced by Justice Rosemary Dugbo […]
Justice Mohammed Tukur of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced Babuwa Christopher, a student of Quantity Survey, Kaduna State Polytechnic, to five years imprisonment for fraud. The defendant was convicted after he pleaded guilty to an amended one count criminal charge. The […]
An Internet Fraudster, Umaru Isma’il was on Monday, convicted and sentenced to five years in prison by Justice Bello Duwale of the Sokoto State High Court, sitting in Sokoto. Isma’il was sentenced without an option of fine for obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N668, […]
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