May-hem: EFCC arrests 193 suspects on Internet fraud in 20 days - ITREALMS

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Since the beginning of the fifth month of 2024, May, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has made a total of 193 arrests related to cyber crimes and internet fraud across various cities in Nigeria, reports ITREALMS.

Also, ITREALMS investigations on the number of convictions by the EFCC in 2021 showed that there were some 35 cases, just as 54 cases were mentioned on cyber crimes, even as cybercrime as compound word appeared 339 in the 174 page document.

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The Lagos Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested some 14 suspected Internet fraudsters, reports ITRealms.

Their arrest, according to EFCC was made on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, with various brands of high-end laptops and exotic properties include cars, as they would soon be charged to court.

The suspects include Abiola Kayode, Adeleye Adewale, Adeniyi Abiola, Favour Iruabo, Iyiola Olayemi, Lawal Remilekun and Martins Adetunji.

Others are Obafunsho Oladipupo Samson, Olaleye Bamilola Hassan, Oseni Ridwan, Peter Ayobami Samuel, Peter Toluwabori, Prince Jibril Dirisu and Richard Jerry John.

EFCC also confirmed to ITRealms that the suspects were arrested in the Badore Seaside, Ajah area of Lagos State, following intelligence report received by the Commission on their activities.

Meanwhile, EFCC said their arrest is a pointer to the fact that the Commission is committed to sustaining its clamp down on perpetrators of cyber crimes, especially in line with its mandate to make the country free from corruption and economic and financial crimes.

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For stealing: DSS arrests Ifeanyi Ubah of Capital Oil

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The Nigeria Secret Police, otherwise known as the Departmentof State Services (DSS) has explained the arrested of the Managing Director of Capital Oil, Mr. Ifeanyi Ubah, for alleged stealing, reports ITRealms.

Ifeanyi Ubah, ITRealms gathered was arrested on Friday for "economic crimes of national security dimension". 

DSS in a press statement by one Mr. Tony Opuiyo, explained that Ubah's arrest was specifically on acts of economic sabotage, which comprised stealing, diversion and illegal sale of petroleum products stored in his tank farm by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).       

"So far, it has been established that the products stolen amount to over N11billion. There is no doubt that Ubah’s acts have the capacity to negatively impact on national economy," DSS said, stressing that he also engaged in other activities inimical to national security and public order.

In addition, DSS claimed that Ifeanyi Ubah has incited members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers to refuse/stop the lifting of petroleum products, which amounts to undermining of the Federal Government.

"This is part of his plans to curry their sentiments and cause them to embark on strike and also stage protests in his favor with the ulterior motive of arm-twisting the NNPC to abandon the cause of recovering the stolen products. The implications of this on law and order is, in fact, a common knowledge. It is consequent upon this that the Service arrested and will prosecute him forthwith," Opuiyo explained.

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Bayelsa arrests LGEA scribe over bloated wage bill

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The Bayelsa State has arrested the Secretary to the Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) in the area over alleged falsification of nominal roll and over bloated wage bill, just as the monthly wage bill for Sagbama Local Government in Bayelsa state dropped from N200 million to N30 million reports ITRealms.

Chairman, caretaker committee of the council, Mr. Michael Magbisa, told news men at a press conference in Yenagoa that over eleven fictitious names were discovered on the wage bill.

While attributing the delay in the payment of workers’ salaries to fraudulent practices, he said this necessitated the council’s decision to embark on staff verification audit from 2007 to 2016.

Magbisa recalled that the last time the LG carried out employment was in 2007, adding that he was shocked to discover fictitious names and backdated employment on the payment vouchers and nominal roll from 2007 to 2016.

Speaking on the staff strength of the education authority, the council boss pointed out that, the education board alone has over 200 staff, with a wage bill of N13.1m in 2012, which has risen to N60.1m in 2016.

He also spoke on the discovery of the anomalies in the payment vouchers, the nominal roll and the huge wage bill, adding that on assumption of office, he decided to audit the number of staff to reduce the huge wage bill.
Magbisa said he was shocked when he demanded for the 2007 to 2016 payment vouchers and nominal roll from the secretary of the education authority, who told him that, the 2012 flood had destroyed all the documents.

According to Mgbisa, he was not convinced, which prompted him to write a memo to the SUBEB secretary concerning the missing documents, adding that, the documents were released to him where he discovered the monumental fraud and anomalies.

On the payment of teachers’ salary, Magbisa explained that, by next week Friday, 3rd of June, the audit exercise would have been concluded for the teachers’ salaries to be paid.

Already, council workers have been paid their one month salary and the balance of seven months would be paid as soon as the verification exercise is concluded, promising to take drastic action against anyone involved in the fraud discovered, as all the workers are complaining the hardship in the delay in the payment of salaries.

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