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...

GUNMEN BEHEAD JOURNALIST’S NEPHEW IN DELTA. (PHOTO).


Gunmen behead journalist’s nephew in Delta



Gunmen have reportedly beheaded a 26-year-old man, Oghenevwede Aminah, a nephew to Mr Joseph Aminah, former chairman of the Correspondents Chapel, Sapele, of the Delta State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).

Our correspondent gathered that the deceased was a commercial motorcycle operator in Aladja, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State.

The public relations officer of the Delta State police command, DSP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the incident, said the command had launched a manhunt for the suspected killers of the deceased.

It was gathered that the commercial motorcycle operator was killed along College Road in Aladja community by his assailants who allegedly stabbed and shot him to death.

Mr Aminah, the deceased’s nephew, who also confirmed the incident on phone, described the incident as unfortunate and a huge lost to the family.

Aminah said the body of the deceased was discovered by some passersby along Majoroh Beach Road, a few kilometres from the Army Barracks in a pool of blood.

He said the deceased had multiple stabs on his body while his throat was slit. 


 

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