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...
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KANO TIKTOKER, MUSICIAN BAG JAIL TERMS FOR NAIRA ABUSE. (PHOTOS) . #PRESS RELEASE.

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 Kano TikToker,  Musician Bag Jail Terms for Naira Abuse


Justice S.M Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano, Kano State,  has convicted and sentenced  a TikToker,  Abubakar Ibrahim, (a.k.a ‘G-Fresh) and Musician,  Hamisu Sa íd  (a.k.a Hamisu Breaker) for abusing the Naira.


They were jailed upon their arraignment by the Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFC, C on a one-count charge each, bordering on the abuse of the Naira notes, contrary to Section 21(1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act, 2007.


The charge against Abubakar Ibrahim reads,  “That you Abubakar Ibrahim sometime in November, 2024 in Rahma Sa ídu Shop in Tarauni Local Government Area of Kano State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court whilst dancing sprayed and matched on 1000 Naira notes denomination totalling ((₦14,000) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007.”


Yusuf’s  charge on the other hand reads  “that you Hamisu Sa íd Yusuf sometime in November, 2024 at Hadejia Jigawa State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court whilst dancing during a- social occasion tampered with the sum of N30, 000,00 (Thirty Thousand Naira) of N200 denomination issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same in the said occasion and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007.”


 They both pleaded guilty when their charges were read to them,


Based on their separate pleas, and the evidence presented by the EFCC’s  counsel Zarami Mohammed,  Justice Shuaibu  pronounced the defendants  guilty  as charged.  He convicted  and sentenced each of them to five  months imprisonment with an  option of a fine of Two Hundred Thousand Naira (₦200,000.00) each. 


 They began their journey to imprisonment when they were caught spraying the Naira notes.  They were charged to court and jailed.

More photos below. 




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