EFCC Arrests 11
EFCC Arrests 11 Internet Fraudsters in
Lagos
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, have arrested 11 suspected internet
fraudsters for offences bordering on conspiracy, possession of
fraudulent documents and attempt to obtain money under false
pretence.
The suspects are: Ganiyu Sherif Abiodun, Akinyele Sherif, Oluseye
Soremekun, Kolawole Rasheed, Kolawole Kazeem and Ibrahim
Anjorin.
Others are: Temitope Samson, Damilola Samson, Uduogwu Freeborn
Eboagwu, Ojomu Gbenga and Okougbo Dervick.
They were arrested in the Lekki County Homes and Igbo-Efon areas
of Lagos State, following intelligence report received by the
Commission, recently.
Items recovered from the suspects at the time of arrest include
seven exotic cars, 16 laptop computers and 20 phones.
They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are
concluded.
Tony Orilade
Ag. Head, Media and Publicity
EFCC
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You have a case to answer, Court tells Ex-Gombe Gov, Goje
Justice Babatunde Quadri of a Federal High Court, Jos, Plateau
State has ruled that a former governor of Gombe State, Senator
Danjuma Goje, has a case to answer on counts eight and nine of the
21-count charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Goje, a serving Senator, is standing trial along with a former
Executive Chairman of the state’s Universal Basic Education Board,
Aliyu El-Nafaty; and S.M. Dokoro for an alleged N5 billion fraud. A
fourth defendant, the ex-governor’s cousin, Sabo Tumu, who is now
late was removed from the charge sheet.
They are alleged to have been involved in alleged financial
impropriety, including the award of contracts for food supply to
the state’s Government House, during his tenure.
The EFCC had through its counsel, Wahab Shittu, closed its case
against them, on May 31, 2018 after calling 25 witnesses and
tendering several documents to prove its case.
However, rather than open its defence, Goje through his lawyers,
filed a “no-case” submission on September 14, 2018.
Counsel for the EFCC, Wahab Shittu, had objected to the
application, which was made by Paul Erokoro, SAN.
“We are making a no-case submission because all the charges
against us have not been proved by the prosecution,” Erokoro had
said.
Shittu, however, countered his argument and urged the court to
ask them to open their defence, stressing that, “in view of
documents and evidences before the court, the defendants have cases
to answer.”
At the last sitting on January 25, 2019 the trial judge had
adjourned to today, March 22, 2019 to rule on the “no-case”
submission.
Ruling on the said application, Justice Quadri while discharging
the defendants on 19 of the 21 counts, held that the defendants had
a case to answer on counts eight and nine, and ruled that they
should open their defence on May 8, 2019. “The 1st and 3rd
defendant who the prosecution has made a prima facie case with
respect to count 8 and 9 are called upon to enter their defence”,
the judge ruled.
Tony Orilade
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity