NIGERIAN MAKES U.S MOST WANTED LIST OVER $1M FRAUD. (PHOTO).

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 Nigerian makes US Most Wanted List over $1m fraud A Nigerian, Onoriode Ezewu, has been named on the United States Department of Labour’s first-ever Most Wanted List over allegations of money laundering involving fraudulent unemployment benefit claims worth more than $1m. The department’s Office of Inspector General unveiled the list on its website on Wednesday, naming 16 fugitives wanted in cases involving alleged fraud, identity theft, money laundering, labour trafficking and other offences. According to the agency, the cases collectively involve more than $55m allegedly stolen from American taxpayers. Ezewu’s profile on the department’s website identifies him as wanted for concealment money laundering and states that he is believed to be residing in Nigeria. “In January 2021, Ezewu was charged with 15 counts of concealment money laundering tied to fraudulent UI and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims filed using stolen identities, in a scheme exceeding $1 million that also t...

8 ARRESTED AFTER CEMETERY WORKERS,CLASHED WITH LADIPO TRADERS IN MUSHIN LAGOS,YESTERDAY.

                               According to sources,yesterday wednesday,some cemetery attendants printed some receipts and started collecting park and toll fees and allocating spaces on the road side and collecting other tolls accruing to Ladipo Auto Central Executive,LACEC in the market.An attempt by a LACEC task force member identified as Ndubuisi to stop them resulted in a bloody clash after other task force members who saw what happened to Ndubuisi,regrouped and a serious fight brokeout.Atleast eight people were arrested.The major problem started after the market recently conducted an election which produced new executives,led by Comrade Kinsley Ogunor as president.The other group led by Monday Lawrence,who also participated in the election,meaning there are two executives operating in the market and that is causing the clash.Most of the shops were locked up for fear of destruction because during the clash,guns,machetes and axes were freely used.

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