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...

A NIGERIA MAN WAS EXECUTED IN SINGAPORE AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY OF DRUG TRAFFICKING.{PHOTOS}.

Image result for chijioke obiora                   According to sources,a 38 year old Nigerian identified as Chijioke Obioha has been executed in Singapore after being found guilty of drug trafficking.Mr Obioha was hanged in Changi Prison early friday morning alongside a Malaysian national who was convicted on separate drugs offenses.Mr Obiora was arrested in April 2007 after being found in possession of more than 2.6 kilograms of cannabis.The quanttity surpassed the 500 grams threhold that triggers the automatic presumption of trafficking under Singaporean law.He was found guilty in December 2008 and was sentenced to death by hanging,An appeal he filed was dismissed in 2010.His execution came two days after he lost an appeal for elemency from the Singaporean government.Amnesty International,which made serious efforts to overturn his death sentence,condemned the scheduled execution of Mr Obioha.''The death penalty is never the solution.It will not rid Singapore of drugs.By executing people for drug-related offences,which do not meet the threshold of most serious crimes,Singapore is violating international law,'' the rights group said on wedneday.
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