Ayodele Fayose’s alleged money laundering trial has been postponed by the Federal High Court in Lagos till January 31 and February 1. Due to a scheduling error, the case’s trial was originally supposed to continue on October 26. A new trial date was to be decided by the parties and set by the court. The Read More…
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Lagos businesswoman wanted for N47m scam
On Thursday, an Ikeja Special Offences Court revoked Blessing Adanu’s bail and proclaimed her wanted for allegedly scamming her client of N47 million. Adanu has been charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with two charges of acquiring money by false pretence and theft. When she was arraigned on December 19, 2019, the Read More…
Woman arraigned for allegedly stealing N543,867
Gloria Aduwo, a 42-year-old point-of-sale operator, was charged with stealing N543,867 from her company on Wednesday in Lagos’s Ojo Magistrates’ Court. The police accused Aduwo of stealing. But she entered a not-guilty plea to the accusation. The defendant committed the crime in June at the Trade Fair complex in Ojo, according to the prosecution’s attorney, Read More…
Clearing agent arraigned for alleged N5.5m fraud
Chinweike Mbaewe, a 35-year-old agent who was charged on four counts for allegedly receiving N5.5 million under the pretence of clearing a container of goods, appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Monday. The defendant was accused of theft, inciting a disturbance, issuing a fake check, and acquiring money under false pretences. Read More…
39-year-old woman jailed for alleged N8.9 million fraud
Deborah Tella, who is 39 years old, was charged at an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court on Friday. She is accused of stealing N8.9 million from her employer’s business. The defendant was prosecuted for fraud and theft. She worked as an administrative support officer for a company and lived at 8, Akinwunmi Street, Egbe, Ikotun in Lagos Read More…
Estate agent charged for bilking clients of N4m
Olasukanmi Adebanjo, a 40-year-old estate agent, was charged on Friday in a Lagos courtroom for allegedly defrauding two people looking for housing out of N4 million. Adebanjo, who resides in Magodo Phase II, Lagos, was accused of fraud and theft by the police. He entered a not-guilty plea to the charge. According to the prosecutor, Read More…
Judge acquits 3 AIICO staff accused of N1.5bn fraud
Three staff members of the American International Insurance Company Limited, (AIICO), who had been accused of N1.5billion fraud on Wednesday were acquitted by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Special Offences court. Justice Taiwo, in a ruling on a no-case submission filed by the defendants; Onome Harriet, Olajumoke Akano, Olabode Ogunlere and Lanre Fabunmi, the Former Read More…
EFCC arrests man for attempted $17.5m fraud in Lagos
Olabanji Aluko, a suspected fraudster, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for an alleged $17.5million advance fee fraud. Aluko, who claimed to be a driver, was arrested, at a popular eatery in Falomo, Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday, September 8, 2022. The suspect claimed he had set a meeting with a Read More…
Man arrested for obtaining N155m under false pretence
Isiaka Asoju, 48, who allegedly defrauded a man of N155milion, under the pretext of selling a 15-acre land to him, was on Tuesday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court. The defendant who is to face trial on a charge of obtaining under false pretence has, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. SP Ogbunike, Read More…
Lagos-based bank loses N206m to fraudsters
A middle-aged Richy Omonefe Orida, has been arraigned before a Lagos Chief Magistrate court, for alleged conspiracy and fraud of N206 million. According to the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) Lagos which arraigned Orida before Chief Magistrate A. O. Erinle (Mrs.), the money belonged to Baobab Microfinance Bank Nigeria Limited. Prosecution counsel Henry Obiaze alleged Read More…