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...

EFCC ARRAIGNS MAN, COMPANIES OVER ALLEGED ₦1.07 BILLION FRAUD IN LAGOS. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE


 EFCC Arraigns Man, Companies Over Alleged ₦1.07 Billion Fraud in Lagos


The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday October 27, 2025 arraigned one Ajayi Edward Olushola alongside his companies, Hola-Jayu Nigeria Limited and Mozann Global Merchants Limited, for alleged involvement in a ₦1.07 billion fraud involving the supply of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) in Lagos. They were arraigned before Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Lagos, on a four-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence, conspiracy, and stealing to the tune of ₦1,070,779,000.00 (One billion, seventy million, seven hundred and seventy-nine thousand naira).

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