Lagos Police Inspector Faces Sack Over Alleged N915,000 Rice Fraud
A female police inspector from the Lagos State Command is in serious trouble after allegedly duping a resident out of N915,000 in a rice supply deal gone wrong, casting fresh…
Delta Police Arrest Eight-Member Syndicate For Robbery, Fraud
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have apprehended a group of suspected armed robbers and fraudsters who allegedly specialize in defrauding and dispossessing unsuspecting residents across the state. According…
Sean Kingston Sentenced to 3½ Years in Prison Over $1 Million Fraud Scheme
Jamaican-American singer Sean Kingston has been sentenced to three and a half years behind bars for his involvement in a $1 million fraud scheme centered on luxury goods. Kingston, whose…
Abba Kyari’s Indictment and the Unmasking of the Nigerian Police Force
By Emeka Ugwuonye, Esquire, President, Eculaw Group, Founder and CEO, DPA The criminal indictment of Nigeria’s most decorated Police Officer is the best thing to happen to Nigerians and the…
Nigerian Man Arrested For N42m Fraud in India
A Nigerian national has been arrested for duping customers of N42m in India. The man, Ozoeze Charles Okelue, a 42-year-old, was arrested by officials of Cyber Crimes, Rachakond Police, Hyderabad…
Travel Agent Bags 5 Years Jail Term For €40,000 Fraud
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday sentenced a 50-year-old travel agent, Abiodun Sadiq, to five years’ imprisonment for defrauding a man of 40,000 Euros for Maltese citizenship. Sadiq was…
Another N90b Fraud Involving Accountant-General Uncovered by EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has uncovered another N90 billion alleged fraud involving the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris making it a total of N170b fraud. Idris,…
Alleged N80bn Fraud: Ex-Accountant-General, Ahmed Idris Granted Bail
An Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, on Thursday, granted bail to the former Accountant-General of the Federation, AGF, Ahmed Idris and his two co-Defendants. The presiding judge, Justice Adeyemi…
US Court Jails Nigerian Fashion Designer, Alvince Over Fraud
A US-based Nigerian fashion designer, Alade Vincent, aka, Alvince, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for committing wire fraud estimated at $1.1 million. Alvince would also serve two months…
EFCC Arraigns Professor Over ‘N1.4bn Fraud’ in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Professor Uche Chigozie Edwin over alleged fraud of N1.4bn. This was disclosed in a statement issued via the commission’s official Twitter…