ALLEGED $1.5M FRAUD: WITNESS TELLS COURT FUNDS CAME INTO DEFENDANT’S ACCOUNT IN MULTIPLE TRANCHES. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Alleged $1.5m Fraud:   Witness Tells Court Funds Came into Defendant’s Account in Multiple Tranches The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, June 29, 2026, presented its third prosecution witness (PW3), Levi Amanda Opice, a Compliance Officer with Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), in the ongoing trial of Ifoma Immanuel before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, over an alleged $1.5 million fraud. Immanuel is standing trial alongside his company, Intermediate Investment Holdings Limited, on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and forgery involving the sum of $1.5 million. According to the EFCC, investigations revealed that the defendant allegedly induced Adebisi Adebutu of R28 Holdings Limited to invest $1.5 million by claiming that the funds would be used to finance projects linked to Chappal Petroleum Development Company Limited, Intermediate Investment Holdings Limited, and Chappal Ener...

INTERIOR MINISTER, TUNJI-OJO SEEKS UNIFIED ECOWAS INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR BORDER MANAGEMENT. (PHOTO).


 INTERIOR MINISTER, TUNJI-OJO SEEKS UNIFIED ECOWAS INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR BORDER MANAGEMENT


The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has called for the establishment of a unified information system for ECOWAS member states.


In a statement, the Special Adviser on Media to the Minister, Babatunde Alao, says the Minister made the call during a meeting of Immigration and Border Management Ministers in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.


Tunji-Ojo notes that the absence of an integrated database across the sub-region limits effective migration management and calls for a shared platform to harmonise visa, residency, and identity data.


He also emphasises the need to prioritise border funding based on the specific realities of each country, noting that border management has both security and economic implications.


The Minister calls for stronger collaboration among ECOWAS states, warning that weaknesses in one country can impact others across the region.


He adds that improved data sharing and coordinated policies will enhance border security and support regional integration.

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