Internet fraud
15 Feb
Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced an 18-year-old boy, Bilabi Henry Gift, to two years imprisonment with an option of N1 million fine for committing internet fraud.
31 Jan
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, yesterday, sentenced 24-year-old Daniel Omin to two years in prison, with an option of N500,000 fine to be paid within 30 days.
8 Nov
The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, arraigned 11 students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Osun State, before Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Osogbo, for their alleged involvement in Internet fraud.
16 Oct 2023
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of a 26-year-old forex trader, Kolawole Temidayo Joshua, and two others for offences bordering on internet fraud.
13 Oct 2023
Justice Mahmoud Abdulgafar of Kwara State High court sitting in Ilorin, has convicted and sentenced a 26-year-old forex trader, Kolawole Temidayo Joshua, and two others to various jail terms for Internet fraud. The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC,) had on Monday, October 10, arraigned the trio on separate charges of one-count each before…
6 Oct 2023
Nigerian singer Naira Marley has been demanded by the court, asking the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to produce him for alleged internet fraud. The embattled musician is being charged with 11-count charges bordering on conspiracy and credit card fraud, a case that has been ongoing since June 2022. EFCC posted on its "X"…
29 Sep 2023
Two brothers, Ochuko Godfrey and Ochuko Prosper, and 14 others were on Tuesday, September 26, convicted and sentenced to various jail terms by Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State.
5 Sep 2023
Justice M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State on Monday, September 4, 2023 convicted and sentenced four internet fraudsters to prison for fraud. The convicts are Edah Edison, Akuche Cosmas Chigozie (alias Philip Anderson), Chidi, Iredia Endurance Eddy and Uchechukwu Victory Tabowei. They were arraigned separately on one count…
5 Sep 2023
The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of 11 cyber-criminals to various jail terms.
19 Jul 2023
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced for Peter Ayigi Againpriye, an undergraduate of the University of Calabar (UI), to three years imprisonment over Internet fraud. The convict was charged for impersonation, obtaining money by false pretence and possession of fraudulent documents contrary to Section 1 (1) (a)…
8 Jun 2023
The FCT High Court in Gwagwalada on Thursday ordered a student, Istifanus Irmiya, to clean the premises of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for two weeks for internet fraud.
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