A 25-year-old final year student of the University of Ilorin, identified as Adigun Oladapo Oludele, has been sentenced to one year imprisonment for internet fraud. Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State…
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US court jails Nigerian ‘hacker’ over $2.6m unemployment benefit fraud
Bamidele Muraina, a 34-year-old Nigerian, has been sentenced to 70 months in a US prison for fraudulently claiming unemployment insurance benefits worth $2.6 million. According to a press statement by the United…
“Lekki now hotbed of cybercrime” See numbers of suspects arrested in 3 months
Lekki, the fast-developing upper middle class area of Lagos Metropolis, is emerging as the new hub of internet-related fraud. Data from the investigation activities of the Lagos Command of the Economic and…
Francis Atuche Loses N19.2bn As Court Freezes 24 Bank Accounts
Justice Lateefat Okunnu of an Ikeja High Court, Lagos has ordered the forfeiture and freezing of assets and funds belonging to the convicted former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB, Francis…
Ekiti Man Allegedly Rapes 17-Year-Old Daughter In Hotel After Promising To Take Her To Malaysia
A 40-year-old man, Emmanuel Bejide, has been remanded in the Ado Ekiti Custodial Centre, for allegedly raping his 17-year-old daughter after promising to take her to Malaysia. The suspect was said to…
Gunmen Who Kidnapped Bishop Oyedepo Church’s Members In Kogi Reveal Demands
Gunmen who abducted three persons at Bishop David Oyedepo’s Living Faith Church Branch in Kogi State are allegedly demanding a million naira ransom each for the victims. This information was shared via…
Oyadiji Temitope Ridwan: Kwara Poly Student, One Other Convicted For Cybercrime
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday August 31, 2021 secured the conviction one Oyadiji Temitope Ridwan, a student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, and…
Adamawa: Security Guard Kills Successor For Taking Position He Was Sacked From
A 40-year-old security guard identified as Iliyasu Suleiman has killed another for taking over a position he was sacked from. Iliyasu had been sacked from where he was working as a security…
JUST IN: Gunmen invade Oyedepo’s church, abduct members
Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked a branch of Living Faith Church Worldwide at Osara community, along Lokoja-Okene road in Adavi Local Government Council of Kogi State. VAM News gathered…
ICPC Recovers N53bn From FMBN Real Estate Developer
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) warns against project duplication. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has recovered N53 billion…