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EFCC Nabs Clerics In Hotel While Praying For Yahoo-Yahoo Boys’ Cybercrime Success
EFCC Nabs Clerics In Hotel While Praying For Yahoo-Yahoo Boys’ Cybercrime Success
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in Ilorin.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in Ilorin.
He said among the suspects were two clerics and a serving corps member.
The EFCC spokesperson said preliminary investigations revealed that the two clerics were hired and…
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N80.2billion Money Laundering: Yahaya Bello’s Absence Stalls Arraignment
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Court Grants Cubana Chief Priest N10m Bail
The Federal High Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday, granted businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, N10m bail with two sureties in like sum.
Earlier, the celebrity bar man pleaded not guilty to tampering and abusing the naira during his trial.
Cubana Chief Priest was arraigned before Justice Kehinde Ogundare on three counts bordering on abuse of…
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Cubana Chief Priest arrives court for arraignment
A businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has arrived at the Federal High Court, Lagos, for his arraignment for allegedly abusing the naira.
Cubana Chief Priest, who is already inside the dock, is being arraigned before Justice Kehinde Ogundare on three counts bordering on abuse of naira for allegedly spraying and tampering with the nation’s currency at a social event contrary to the provisions of the Central Bank Act of 2007.
He was alleged to have sprayed the Naira on February 13, 2024, at Eko Hotel.
Cubana Chief Priest committed the offences while dancing during a social event.
He was said to have tampered with funds in the denomination of N500 notes issued by the CBN by spraying the same for two hours.
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EFCC recovers fresh $445,000, N3bn in humanitarian ministry probe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said on Sunday it has freshly recovered $445,000 and N3bn in the ongoing probe of the scandal in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs.
The EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, told The PUNCH that the $445,000 and N3bn were recovered between March and April in addition to N30bn earlier recovered before March, which the EFCC Chairman, Olu Olukoyede, referenced…
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Ex-CBN Gov. Emefiele Released After Meeting Bail Conditions
The Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has been released after meeting the bail conditions granted him by the Court.
Emefiele, who arrived at the Lagos High Court, Ikeja in custody of operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, left for his home after the court proceedings.
Justice Rahman Oshodi, who ruled on his bail application,…
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How Boborisky was jailed for 6 months without option of fine.
Bobrisky jailed for six months with no option of fine over Abuse of Naira.
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, to six months in jail with no option of fine. The judgement was handed this morning, April 12.
Recall that on April 5th, EFCC arraigned Bobrisky in court on a six-count charge ranging from…
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EFCC slams Emefiele with fresh 26-count charge
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has slammed the immediate former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, with a fresh 26-count charge.
Emefiele is standing trial for an alleged 20-count amended charge preferred against him by the anti-graft body.
He was alleged to have engaged in criminal breach of trust, forgery, conspiracy to obtain by false pretence and…
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"You’re not Alone”, NIPPS Alumni Tell Olukoyede
“You’re not Alone”, NIPPS Alumni Tell Olukoyede
The President, Alumni Association of the National Institute, AANI, Ambassador Emmmanuel Obi Okafor, has lauded the initiatives, drives and novel ideas of the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede in offering the Commission a new direction, assuring that his Association is fully behind…
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EFCC declares company promoter wanted over failed $6bn Mambilla Hydropower Project
The EFCC posted the notice declaring Mr Adesanya, a promoter of Sunrise Power and Transmission Ltd, wanted on its verified Facebook page on Wednesday.
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, EFCC, has declared Leno Laitan Adesanya, a promoter of Sunrise Power and Transmission Ltd, wanted over his alleged role in the $6 billion Mambilla hydropower contract.
The EFCC posted the notice declaring Mr Adesanya wanted on its verified Facebook page on Wednesday.
In the publication signed by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, the commission urged members of the public to volunteer useful information about Mr Adesanya’s whereabouts.
Mr Adesanya, 66, hails from Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State.
Background
In January, the EFCC arraigned a former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, on corruption charges concerning the failed multi-billion-dollar Mambilla Hydropower project.
In one of the seven counts filed by the anti-graft agency, it accused Mr Agunloye of awarding a contract in May 2003 for the construction of 3,960 megawatts (mw) Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Station on a ‘Build, Operate and Transfer basis’ “without any budgetary provision, approval and cash backing”.
The commission said the award of the contract to Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited (SPTCL) constituted an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 22(4) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
It also accused Mr Agunloye of corruptly receiving N3.6 million from Sunrise Power company in August 2019, years after leaving office, for the purported approval of the federal government for the award of the contract to the company.
EFCC said this act is also contrary to and punishable under Section 8(1)(a) and (b) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
But Mr Agunloye denied all the charges, insisting that he is being picked on as the fall guy for the government’s mishandling of the project, while those who were responsible for it were left off the hook.
The project, first awarded in 2003 to Sunrise Power and Transmission Limited by the Olusegun Obasanjo-led administration, is the subject of decades of a legal dispute that is now under international arbitration between the company and the Nigerian government.
Mr Obasanjo, in distancing himself from the botched contract, claimed that he was not aware that the contract was awarded by his then-minister, Mr Agunloye.
According to Mr Agunloye, the contract for the project was duly awarded in 2003 by the Obasanjo administration on a Build, Operate and Transfer basis to deliver Nigeria’s biggest power plant with over 3,000 megawatts capacity at no cost to the Nigerian government.
The project was expected to address Nigeria’s intractable energy crisis.
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Nara Abuse: EFCC To Arraign Cubana Chief Priest
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a three-count charge against Cubana Chief Priest, the nightlife promoter, for alleged abuse of the Nigerian currency.
Cubana, born Pascal Okechukwu, is accused of spraying and tampering with the naira at a social event — contrary to the provisions of the Central Bank Act of 2007.
The counts against the Instagram celebrity read: “that…
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EFCC Arrests Five Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Benue The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended five suspected internet fraudsters in Kanshio village, Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State. EFCC Arrests Five Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Benue The arrest was carried out by operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Command on Friday, February 9, 2024, based on actionable intelligence indicating their involvement in internet-related offenses. The suspects have been identified as Shima Francis, Ode Jesse, Odey Linus, Kingsley Obinna, and Emmanuel Inaleguwu. Among the items recovered from them are one iPhone and five Android phones. The suspects will face charges in court once investigations are concluded. Written by kelechi ofor
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EFCC Arrests Ex-Minister Hadi Sirika's Brother Over N8bn Aviation Fund
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JUST IN: Lagos Court Jails Bobrisky Six Months for Naira Abuse
On Friday, April 12, 2024, Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, sentenced Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, to six months in prison for mutilating Naira notes.
He was arraigned on Friday, April 5, 2024, on a four-count charge of mutilating Naira notes worth N490, 000, 00.
Count one reads: “That you, OKUNEYE IDRIS OLANREWAJU, on the 24th day of March, 2024, at Imax Circle Mal, Jakande, Lekki, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, whilst dancing during a social event, tampered with the total sum of N400,000.00 (Four Hundred Thousand Naira) notes issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007.”
Another count reads: “That you, OKUNEYE IDRIS OLANREWAJU, between July and August, 2023 at Aja Junction, Ikorodu, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, whilst dancing during a social event, tampered with the sum N50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand Naira) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007.”
He pleaded “guilty” to the charges when they were read to him.
At the last sitting, the prosecution counsel, S.I. Sulaiman, urged the court to allow the investigating officer, ASE I Bolaji Temitope Aje, to give a brief review of the facts against him.
Aje narrated to the court that the EFCC received intelligence on some individuals, who are in the habit of mutilating and spraying the Naira notes at social parties and event centres in Lagos.
According to him, “Based on intelligence, the EFCC set up the Special Operations Team to observe and monitor activities of individuals, who are involved in the habit of mutilating the Naira.
“The team visited many event centres and monitored social media pages, where the Naira was being abused. During the course of the monitoring, the team came across videos on social media, where the defendant was seen abusing the Naira. The team then proceeded to download these videos via our office laptop computers and also went further to copy these videos on compact discs”.
“In the light of the foregoing, a letter of invitation was written and forwarded to the defendant.
“The defendant honoured the invitation. When he got to our office, he was voluntarily cautioned. Thereafter, he volunteered to write his statement”.
“The defendant was shown a video, where he was spraying money on an artiste called Segun Johnson. The defendant confessed that he was the one in the video. He was also shown a video at IMAX Circle Mall, where he sprayed a total sum of N400,000 at a movie premiere. The defendant also admitted that he was the one in the video and that he carried out the abuse”.
“The defendant was also shown two other videos of him spraying the Naira at Aja junction, Ikorodu, and White Stone Event Centre, Ikeja, Lagos.
“The defendant admitted to spraying money in these videos. He was, therefore, served with a bail condition.
Consequently, Sulaiman then prayed the court to convict and sentence the defendant accordingly.
Justice Awogboro had, thereafter, ruled that “upon the admission of guilt by the defendant, testimony of PW1 and following the evidence tendered, the defendant is declared guilty as charged.”
In his plea for mercy, Bobrisky said: “I am a social media influencer, with five million followers; and in all honesty, I was not aware of the law. I wish I can be given a second chance to use my platform to educate my followers against the abuse of the Naira.”
Also, his lawyer had said: “He will lead the crusade against the abuse of Naira. He is also an employer of people ; and if he goes to jail, the people he employs will suffer. He has cooperated with the EFCC and has not wasted the time of the court. We urge the court to caution the defendant and allow him to go. He has given evidence that he will be useful to the country. We urge you to grant a non-custodial sentencing option of fine.”
After listening to both parties, the Judge had deferred judgment in the matter to Tuesday, April 9, 2024 and also ordered that he be remanded in the EFCC custody.
Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Awogboro held that “The act of mutilating the Naira notes has become a menace, which has continued to damage the image of the country…
“Enough of people mutilating and tampering with our currencies. It has to stop. His will serve as a deterrent to others.”
The Judge, therefore, sentenced him to six months imprisonment, without an option of fine, from the date of his remand.
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EFCC to arraign Bobrisky over alleged N180.7m laundering, abuse of N490,000 today
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will today, arraign popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over naira abuse and failure to declare his firm’s activities involving N180.7 million.
The anti-graft agency, yesterday, filed the charge against the social media celebrity, through its counsel. He was, meanwhile, kept in a…
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