by Admin | Feb 16, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arrested one Benjamin Aduli for offences bordering on criminal breach of trust and obtaining by false pretence. A statement by EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said operatives got wind of his nefarious activities through a petition by one of his victims. According to the petitioner, Aduli claimed that he could “help source for a loan facility of $30 million in Dubai” that would be used to finance Fleet farms, a company belonging to the petitioner. Having convinced the potential investor of the “good deal”, he demanded for a contributory fee of $154,146 which he claimed would be remitted to ABA investment LLC in Dubai as “a condition for accessing the loan”. The petitioner, not sensimg any foul play, paid the said sum to a Micro Finance Bank on the instruction of Aduli, for onward remittance as promised. However, since payment was made, no loan was provided for the petitioner, while the money was never returned. The suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigations are elapsed. Meanwhile, the EFCC says it is currently intensifying investigations into the shady activities of a serial fraudster, Adeolu Adeyanju, who in spite of being behind bars is still defrauding unsuspecting individuals. “His fraudulent activities out of the prison yard, came to the fore after a complainant, a friend to a director at the Petroleum Products and Marketing Company, PPMC, petitioned the EFCC that Adeyanju conned him into paying him N9 million. “His modus operandi was to clone the telephone number of the director, using same to instruct the petitioner to “make...
by Admin | Feb 16, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Police on Wednesday arraigned a former banker, Christopher Ademola, 49, at a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged N250,000 fraud. The accused is being tried on a four-count charge bordering on fraud, forgery, theft and impersonation. The Prosecutor, ASP. Richard Odigie, said the accused committed the offences on Jan. 21 at about 10:00 a.m. at Okesuna Street on Lagos Island. He said that Ademola, a sacked employee of one of the new generation banks, under a false pretext, obtained N250, 000 from one Balikis Sholaja, a customer of the bank. Odigie alleged that Sholaja, who thought the accused was still a staff of the bank, entrusted him with N250, 000 to assist her to open a fixed deposit account. The prosecutor told court that the accused also forged the bank’s credit alert text message and sent it to the complainant as evidence that he had opened the fixed account. He said that the offences contravened Sections 78 (a), 285, 312, 327 and 363 (1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty. The Magistrate, Mrs F.O. Ikobayo, granted the accused bail in the sum of N500, 000 with two sureties in like sum. She ordered that one of the sureties must own a car while the other should have landed property in Lagos. Ikobayo adjourned the case till March 15 for...
by Admin | Feb 16, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday re-arraigned two former Managing Directors of Bank PHB Plc (now Keystone Bank Plc) and the defunct Spring Bank Plc, Mr. Francis Atuche and Mr. Charles Ojo, before a Federal High Court in Lagos. The accused are facing 45- count charges bordering on fraud and sundry financial crimes. The re-arraignment of the two former bank chiefs was sequel to the transfer of the former trial judge, Justice Saliu Saidu, to Port-Harcourt, Rivers State Division of the court. Consequently, Atuche and Ojo are being re-arraigned before Justice Ayokunle Faji, who is the fifth judge to handle the matter. After the re-arraignment, the EFCC prosecutor, Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), told the court that he had tendered 65 documents as evidence in the case before the former trial judge and still has additional 110 documents to tender. He also asked for a quick trial of the matter, which he said, had been in court since 2007. He added that the prosecution was at risk of memory loss of some of the witnesses intended to call in the matter. However, an attempt by Pinheiro in urging the court to give the two defendants new bail conditions, was unsuccessful. Atuche’s counsel, Chief Anthony Idigbe (SAN), represented by Mr. Kanu Okorie and Mr. Osahon Idemudia, representing the second defendant, passionately pleaded with the court to allow their clients continue with the bail conditions earlier granted by the first trial judge, Justice Akinjide Ajakaiye. Ajakaiye had admitted them to bail in the sum of N20 million with one surety in the same sum, who must be a property...
by Admin | Feb 15, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A barber on Monday at Burutu town, Delta State, shot dead a policeman attached to the Burutu Police division during an attempt to arrest the suspect on allegation of some criminal activities including oil theft and illegal oil bunkering. According to the Burutu community public relations officer, Napoleon, Kanerekedi, the policeman simply identified as Akintunde in company of another of his colleague, had gone to the residence of the suspect to arrest him only for the suspect under the pretence of going into his apartment to dress up, came out with a gun and shot the policeman in close range. He said: “While his colleague fled the scene of the incident, Akintunde was confirmed dead after he was rushed in a motorcycle to the Burutu General Hospital for medical attention.” Condemning the incident, the Burutu clan chairman, Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Binebai Princewill said: “The parents of the suspect who is from Kiagbodo community are both being detained at the Burutu police station, youths from the town have been mobilized on a manhunt in collaboration with security agents in ensuring that the suspect is apprehended and made to face the law. Confirming the incident when contacted, the state police public relations officer, Andrew Aniamaka, said: “Yes, we just got report of the incident and we are investigating what actually happened with plans to bring the culprit to...
by Admin | Feb 15, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A Nigerian, Babs Rasaki, based in Brazil, has appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman in Guyana to answer to fraud related charges. The man was remanded to prison. Rasaki denied the charge which alleged that on January 9 and 13, at Georgetown and with intent to defraud, he obtained from the Lucky Dollar store one washing machine, a television set and other articles valued at Guyanese $582,495( $2794 US), by virtue of an American Express credit card, in the name of Ann Clara Angelino, knowing same to be forged. The second charge read that the accused, on January 10 at Wellington Street, Georgetown, and with intent to defraud, obtained from Gizmos and Gadgets two iPhones, valued $550,000, ($2638 US)by virtue of an American Express credit card in the name of Ann Clara Angelino, knowing same to be forged. Rasaki, who was unrepresented, told the court that on the days in question, he had accompanied Angelino, who is of Brazilian descent and does not speak English, to the business enterprises and made the purchases on her behalf. Bail was refused on the grounds that he does not have family in Guyana or a local address in the jurisdiction. Police are also currently conducting an investigation with regards to the other documents found in his possession. The man will face Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on February...
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