The Kaduna State High sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced four young men involved in internet fraud, popularly referred to as Yahoo Yahoo to jail. CONVERSEER gathered that they were convicted and sentenced by Justices Darius Khobo and A. A Isiaka on Tuesday. Justice Isiaka convicted and sentenced Mohammed Ibrahim and Ibrahim Yusuf while…
A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, and presided over by Justice Deinde Dipeolu, has convicted and sentenced one Bose Lateef for hawking 507,500 naira notes, an offence considered as money racketeering. The convicted was secured by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Friday, 15 March 2024….
By Mo Isa The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, 14 March 2024, dragged former Kogi State Governor, Mr Yahaya Bello before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja for alleged N84 billion money laundering offences, alongside his nephew Ali Bello, Dauda Sulaiman and Abdulsalam Hudu. CONVERSEER learned that the EFCC is prosecuting the quartet…
By Joe Udo Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 57 suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo Boys, in Benin City, Edo State capital. The suspects were arrested on Thursday, 14 March 2024, at different locations in Benin City following actionable intelligence on their suspected…
By Joe Udo Justices Ladiran Akintola, O.A. Lajide, Bayo Taiwo, M.O. Ishola of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan and Justice E.O. Osinuga of the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta have convicted and sentenced fourteen (14) internet fraudsters (popularly referred to as Yahoo Boys) to various jail terms. They were jailed after pleading…
By Joe Udo Two Federal High Courts sitting in Enugu (Enugu State) and Akwa (Anambra State) and presided over by Justices Mohammed Garba Umar and Nnamdi Dimgba, have convicted and sentenced 31 internet fraudsters (popularly referred to as Yahoo Boys) to prison. Their conviction, CONVERSEER learned was secured by the Enugu Zonal Command of the…
By Joe Udo Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Command, have arrested 48 students of the Kwara State University, KWASU, and two others for offences bordering on internet fraud, popularly referred to as Yahoo Yahoo. According to the EFCC, the suspects were arrested on Wednesday, 21 February 2024, in their…
By Joe Udo Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in conjunction with a Joint Task Force, JTF comprising five teams from the Nigeria Police Force, NPF and three teams from the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS on Wednesday, 21 February 2024, arrested 115 (One hundred and fifteen) suspected…
By Joe Udo The Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, 22 February 2024, arraigned a former banker with one of the old generation banks: Victor Joseph and Ahmad Muhhammad Aliyu on money laundering charges to the tune of N110,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Ten Million Naira only). They were…
By Joe Udo Justice P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state has convicted and sentenced an internet fraudster, Chukwuema Samuel Andrew to 30 (thirty) months imprisonment for impersonation and obtaining money under false pretence. He was jailed on two-count charge bordering on obtaining under false pretence and impersonation…
