Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, has been convicted of his fraud crimes and sentenced to 11 years and three months imprisonment in the United States for money laundering. A press release by the US Attorney’s office, Central District of California after the court sitting on Monday read partly: “A prolific international fraudster who conspired to launder tens of millions of dollars through a series of online scams and flaunted his luxurious, crime-funded lifestyle on social...

ABUJA — A federal capital territory (FCT) high court in Maitama has ordered the remand of  Abdulrasheed Bawa, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for contempt. The presiding judge, Chizoba Oji, ordered the inspector-general of police (IGP) to ensure the committal order is executed. The judge gave the order in the motion on notice marked FCT/HC/M/52/2021 filed by Adeniyi Ojuawo, air vice marshal (now retired), against the federal government. “The chairman,...

By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter)   AWKA — Three persons have been arrested in Anambra State by operatives of the National Agency For Prohibition of Trafficking in Person (NAPTIP) working in collaboration with vigilante operatives for raping a 13 years old girl. Media aide to the commissioner for Women and Social Affairs, Chidimma Ikeanyionwu who revealed the arrest said the culprits have been handed over to the police and would be charged in court soon....

ABUJA — Mua’zu Sambo, minister of transportation, has said no ransom was paid to secure the release of the remaining abductees linked to the Abuja-Kaduna train attack. He disclosed this while speaking with journalists on Friday. The minister said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has zero tolerance for ransom payment. On March 28, a Kaduna-bound train was attacked by terrorists, resulting in the killings of some passengers, while 61 persons were said to have been...

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit instituted by the Federal Government seeking to extradite the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP, Abba Kyari to the United States of America. The Federal Government filed the extradition charges against Kyari to pave the way for his extradition to America to answer fraud allegations. The judge, Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo in a judgment on Monday, held that the extradition request filed by the...

ENUGU — The Nigeria Police Force, Enugu Command on Friday arraigned in court 3 female suspects for conspiracy, child trafficking, and murder. The suspects, Ukorie Cynthia aged 25, Onyia Pauline aged 56, and Aroh Ijeoma aged 39, all residing in Enugu, were arrested a month ago by Police Operatives serving in Central Police Station (CPS) Enugu and remanded in Enugu Correctional Custodial Centre pending hearing of the case. They were arrested by the police on...

The director of logistics of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Federal University, Oye-Ekiti Chapter, Adeyemi Israel Abiodun has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment over internet-related fraud. In a statement on Wednesday, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, the Head of Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said the Ibadan Zonal Command of the commission secured his conviction and sentencing. Abiodun, a sophomore student of Economics and Development Studies of the Federal...

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, has urged media platforms and journalists to expose corrupt practices and persons rather than celebrate them. Mr Bawa gave the charge on Wednesday at EFCC Headquarters in Abuja while declaring open a one-day workshop with financial crimes reporters on the effective reporting of economic and financial crimes. He appealed to the media to take the coverage of economic crimes seriously, and to...