Fraud

A car dealer, Oluwole Olujobi, 37, who allegedly defrauded his customer of N8 million on Wednesday appeared in an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Olujobi, whose address was not provided with two counts of obtaining…

The police on Monday arraigned a 55-year-old man, Ibrahim Mayowa, before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court over alleged N150, 000 fraud. Mayowa, whose address was not provided, is facing a charge of fraud, to which he pleaded not guilty.…

An Ibadan-based internet fraudster, Babatunde Akintomiwa, was on Wednesday sentenced to 14 months in prison by Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, over impersonation and N400,000 fraud. Ajoku convicted and sentenced…

Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, has suspended FADAMA III coordinator, Dr Cletus Chukwuma Nwakpu, from office for alleged embezzlement and other acts against the oath of office. Governor Umahi ordered for the suspension sequel to a…

Two men, Opeoluwa Idowu, 45, and Ugochukwu Emmanuel, 33, were on Wednesday arraigned before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun over alleged N890,000 fraud. The defendants, whose addresses were not provided, were charged with stealing and…

Two travel agents, Salako Taofeek,46, and Olayinka Ebenezer,40, on Monday appeared in an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun, for allegedly defrauding a man of N980,000. The defendants, whose addresses were not provided, are charged with two…

A High Court in Kaduna State, on Friday, sentenced a businessman, Samson Eneche and his company, Blue Saint Trading and Logistics Limited, to one-year imprisonment for defrauding an oil -servicing company, Del Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited of…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Makurdi Zonal office yesterday arraigned one Damian Terhemba for alleged misappropriation of funds to the tune of about N2million. Terhemba was arraigned on one count charge at the…

An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Monday remanded one Adedini Okenla, 52, in police custody over alleged N100,000 fraud. The Prosecutor, Insp. Abdullahi Emmanuel told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Oct. 15,…

A 33-year -old rice dealer, Portia Adesanmi, on Tuesday, appeared before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun for an alleged N3.6 million fraud. Adesanmi, whose address was not provided, is facing a charge of fraud, to which he pleaded…