COURT JAILS TWO FOR N14.8M FRAUD IN MAIDUGURI. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.
Court Jails Two for N14.8m Fraud in Maiduguri Justice B.T Zannah of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on Monday, July 13, 2026 convicted and sentenced two to three years imprisonment. The convicts are: Babagana Bukar and Hauwa Chabri. The convicts were arraigned on Monday, July 13, 2026 by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a separate one -count charge for the offence of criminal misappropriation to the tune of N14,800,000.00 (Fourteen Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira). The charge against Bukar reads: "That you, Babagana Bukar sometimes in 2025 at Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, dishonestly misappropriated and converted to your own use the aggregate sum of N8,800,000.00 (Eight Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira) money belonging to Bunu Gambo Liman, being amount given to you through Babakura Umar and Bello Adamu for the supplies of 100 bags of IRS...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the duo of Egbedayo Semilore and Elijah Jeremiah aka {jerry},a self styled fashion Director of Datsol Industries Limited for alleged Internet fraud.While Semilore,26,engages in Internet love scam,Jeremiah,29,is a predator on online auction sites.Semilore while posing as an Afghan based US Army officer with the names Sergeant Shaft Pagan and Perrie Edingson allegedly defrauded unsuspecting ladies.His last victim is one P.J. {full names withheld},a US mnational from whom he claimed to have obtained about Four Million {N4M} in tranches and bought himself a car.Though arrested differently,the suspects have both made confessional statements.Jeremiah confessed to using fake instruments to order goods from China through online auction sites.According to him,he downloads Letters of Credit purportedly issued by Scotia Online Financial Services of Scotia bank worldwide from Google with which he pays for his purchases.The auctioneers,unaware of his antics often fall victim of his game by shipping the goods to him ahead of confirmation of payment.Semilore,during interrogation also confessed to have used proceeds of romance scam to sustain a flamboyant lifestyle and bought himself a 2010 Lexus car which he registered in his mother's name.Operatives recovered several items from the suspects.One laptop,three modems,one iphone and two Nokia phones,international Passport,forged Union Bank Statement of Account with NUBAN number:10141411389 for Datsol Industries Limited and an envelope containing several documents were recovered from Jeremiah.Also,three identity card bearing different names and biodata,a 2010 Black Toyota Lexus car with registration number {Lagos} SMK 475 EH,two laptops and one Blackberry Passport phones were recovered from Semilore.Several scam mails were also found and retrieved from his laptops.They will be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is completed.One more photo below.
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