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...

POLICE IN NSUKKA,ARRESTED 2 MASQUERADE TODAY FOR ROBBING ONE MR CHINONSO.

                 According to the Nigerian police,two masquerade was arrested today in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu state for allegedly beating up a passenger Mr Chinonso Ezewaji {who deals on clothing materials} on a commercial motorcycle {popularly known in Nigeria as Okada},and robbing him of N57,000.They beat him,searched him and collected his N57,000.When they left he ran into the bush and when he discovered they have gone some distance,he came out and went to report the police.The incident happened on the Nsukka/Oballa-Afor highway.A police source said policemen were moved to the scene when the victim Chinonso Ezewaji,reported the matter to Nsukka Police Area Command and the two men were arrested.The escorts of the masquerades ran away.''There were eight masquerades,they blocked the Nsukka/Obollo-Afor road and harassed people.The two masquerades arrested however denied collecting the N57,000 from Mr Chinonso,but claimed they know the person who collected the money from the victim.When we searched one of the arrested masquerades,we saw Indian hemp in his pocket''.The two men wearing the masquerade costume were identified as Kenchukwu Eze,a carpenter and Ejiofor Eze,a brick layer.They claimed their colleage Chima Mamah stole the money.They pleaded that if they were released by the police,they will not wear masquerade costume,nor smoke indian hemp again.Mr Ebele Amarizu,Public Relations Officer,Enugu state Police Command confirmed the incident,and narrated the same story i wrote above but added that ''The police are not against the people practicing their tradition and culture,but community leaders must know the character of people they allow to wear costume of masquerade in the name of culture.A masquerade has no right to mount road block on busy highways where motorists,motorcyclists and other road users move on daily basis.The police have commenced investigation and will get to the root of this matter as issues of masquerade disturbing people have become a recurring decimal''.

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