Fraud

A housewife, Prosper Onyekpe, 31, who allegedly defrauded 19 people of N13.5 million, on Wednesday appeared in a Badagry Magistrates’ Court.The police charged Onyekpe, whose address was not given with two counts of breach of peace and…

A 26-year-old businesswoman, Titilayo Ogunnaya, who allegedly obtained the sum of N1.3 million from her partner under false pretences on Wednesday appeared before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.Ogunnaya, whose residential…

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)  on Monday arraigned a 34-year-old man, Omotayo Adeleke, in a Federal High Court in Osogbo for an alleged fraud of $1,200.The EFCC Prosecution Counsel, Mr Sadiq Bashir, told the court…

The police have arraigned an Islamic cleric, Kabiru Adebayo, for allegedly defrauding his follower, Oluwadamilola Oyesomi, of over four million naira, before the Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja,It was gathered that Kabiru…

A 49-year-old Cleric, Adebayo Kabiru, on Tuesday, appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding one Mrs Oluwadamilola Oyesomi of N4.3 million.Kabiru, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count…

A legal practitioner based in Osun State, Barrister M.A Laogun and his son, Mr A.A.Laogun, were on Tuesday arraigned before an Osun State High Court, sitting in Osogbo for alleged N1 million fraud.The Police prosecutor, from the office…

Justice Jose of the Lagos State High Court, Igbosere has sentenced two first-generation bank officials and an Indian businessman to five years imprisonment over N855m fraud.The bank officials were Abati Nwosu and Olajide Oshodi and the…

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday sentenced a former Governor of Abia, Orji Kalu, to 12 years’ imprisonment for N7.65 billion fraud and money laundering.The court convicted Kalu, now a senator, on all the 39 counts preferred…

The Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted the former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, and two others over of N7.1bn fraud.His Co-defendants are Udeh Udeogu, who was Director of Finance and Accounts at the Abia State…

A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu of 7.1bn fraud.Details later