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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EL-RUFAI DRAGS ICPC TO COURT OVER ₦1BN ABUJA HOME RAID

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 EL-RUFAI DRAGS ICPC TO COURT OVER ₦1BN ABUJA HOME RAID


El-Rufai Drags ICPC, Police To Court, Demands N1bn Over Alleged Illegal Home Raid


Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has instituted a N1 billion lawsuit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and other parties, alleging an unlawful search of his Abuja residence.


The suit, filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, challenges the legality of the search warrant used to access his home. 


El-Rufai is asking the court to declare the warrant invalid, describing it as “null and void” due to alleged lack of particularity, drafting errors, ambiguity in execution parameters, overbreadth, and absence of probable cause.


According to court documents, operatives of the ICPC, accompanied by officers of the Nigeria Police, searched his residence at No. 12 Mambilla Street, Aso Drive, Abuja, on February 19 at about 2 p.m.


The former governor contends that the operation violated his constitutional rights to dignity, personal liberty, fair hearing, and privacy. 


He is seeking a declaration that any evidence obtained during the search is inadmissible in any investigation or trial on grounds that it was unlawfully procured.


El-Rufai is also requesting an order directing the ICPC and the Inspector-General of Police to return all items allegedly seized from his residence, along with a comprehensive inventory of the items.


The N1 billion damages sought include N300 million for alleged psychological trauma and emotional distress, N400 million as exemplary damages to deter future misconduct by law enforcement agencies, and N300 million as aggravated damages for what he described as the “malicious, high-handed and oppressive” nature of the operation. 


He is further asking for N100 million to cover legal costs.


His counsel argued that the search warrant failed to clearly specify the items to be seized and reportedly contained errors relating to the address, date, and district details, thereby rendering the search unlawful. 


The lawyer maintained that evidence obtained without a valid warrant is inadmissible in law.


In a supporting affidavit, a senior aide to El-Rufai alleged that officers conducted the search without lawful authority, seized personal documents and electronic devices, and caused humiliation and distress.


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