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Nigeria's anti-graft agency said it had arrested 792 suspects in a raid on a building believed to be a hub for fraudsters who lured victims with offers of romance, then pressed them to hand over ...
ABUJA (Reuters) - A Nigerian court on Thursday adjourned a money laundering trial against cryptocurrency exchange Binance and two of its executives to May 17 after a lawyer for the exchange said ...
Nigeria releases American crypto executive after dropping money laundering case By CHINEDU ASADU and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An American cryptocurrency executive held in Nigeria for the past eight months has been released after authorities there announced they were ending his money laundering trial on health and ...
ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria has filed tax evasion charges against cryptocurrency platform Binance and is seeking an international arrest warrant for the company's regional manager for Africa who fled ...
In 2022, he was arrested by Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over accusations of internet fraud. [10] Following a court case, Blord was acquitted, and the EFCC was ordered to return his seized assets, including luxury vehicles that had been impounded during the investigation.
Obinwanne Okeke (born November 9, 1987) also known as Invictus Obi is a Nigerian entrepreneur and convicted fraudster who is currently serving a ten-year prison sentence in the United States for internet fraud that caused $11M losses to his victims. [1]
At the request of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was created by the Nigerian Parliament in 2002. [13] In February 2004, Amaka Anajemba, Emmanuel Nwude, Emmanuel Ofolue, Nzeribe Okoli, and Obum Osakwe (Christian Anajemba was deceased at this point), were all arrested and charged in the Abuja High Court with 86 counts of "fraudulently ...
An executive of cryptocurrency exchange Binance has escaped custody in Nigeria, where a criminal investigation has been launched against the platform accused of being used for money laundering ...