Tag: Jail
Court jails internet fraudster for duping Australian $5,576
The High Court sitting in Jikwoyi, Abuja, has sentenced an internet fraudster, Moses Upkonahusi, to one imprisonment for defrauding an Australian, Adam Murad, $5,576.
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Court jails Yobe Auditor General for N19.9m fraud
The Yobe State High Court has sentenced the Auditor General for Local Government in the state, Idris Yahaya, to five years imprisonment for fraud
Yahaya...
2 PDP chieftains jailed for N142m elections bribe
A Federal High Court sitting in Bauchi has sentenced two chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Saleh Hussaini Gamawa and...
37 internet fraudsters jailed in Ogun, Oyo, Osun
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of 37 internet fraudsters to various terms of imprisonment, fines, and...
Businessman jailed for forging N100m Fidelity Bank draft
The Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Tuesday, sentenced a businessman, Ernest Uduebor, to one-year imprisonment for possession of a forged...
R. Kelly bags new 20-year jail term for child sexual abuse
A United States court has sentenced popular R&B singer, Robert Sylvester Kelly, widely known as R. Kelly, to 20 years imprisonment for child pornography...
Nigerian jailed for defrauding U.S. residents $3.4m with 25 accounts
A 39-year-old Nigerian, Olaniyi Nasiru Ojikutu, has been sentenced to seven and a half years imprisonment in the United States for a romance scheme.
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Court jails Ex-Perm Sec, Edo SUBEB director over N160m fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of a former Permanent Secretary, Peter Ayeni, and Director of...
EFCC chairman jailed for disobeying court order
The Kogi State High Court has ordered the remand of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, for disobeying...
Ex-Maritime Academy official jailed 110 years for N22m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of Charles Emmanuel Afaha, a former official of Maritime Academy of...