The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has secured the conviction of Mr. Christopher Oluchukwu, a former Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for his involvement in employment scam. In the case filed by the ICPC at the Katsina State High Court 3, the convict was [&he...
•German police near the Opera Square in downtown Frankfurt German police said today they had arrested 11 suspected members of a Nigerian mafia group behind a large-scale dating scam. The Black Axe gang was involved internationally in “multiple areas of criminal activity”, with a focus in Germany on romance scams and money-laundering, Bavarian ...
•NSCDC operatives Men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Ondo State Command have arrested a middle aged deportee, Megbowon Olumide Taiwo, in Akure, the Ondo State capital, over an alleged visa scam. The suspect was said to have duped unsuspecting number of people in Okitipupa, in Okitipupa local government area of [&hel...
•Akpabio The Office of the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has issued a warning to the public regarding a fraudulent online loan application circulating on social media platforms. The fake offer, titled “N200,000 Palliative Loan By the Senate,” features a misleading image of Senator Akpabio alongside the coat of arms and the logo of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday demanded to see the death certificate of a former Director of Legal, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Grace Taiga. Taiga’s lawyer, Daniel Alumun, had on November 4, 2023, informed the Federal Capital Territory High Court that his client had died, reports The PUNCH. Taiga is standing tri...
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, today, granted an Ibadan-based travel agent, Christon Wilson, 65, bail for N10 million, over alleged N700 million visa scam. This is in connection with an alleged visa scam amounting to N700 million, specifically related to the procurement of Australian visas, reports NAN. The defendant’s counsel, Mr. ...