Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC
Alleged $850,000 Fraud: Court Jails Man One Year in Lagos
Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Monday, March 9, 2026, convicted and sentenced Obiajulu Emeka Emmanuel to one year imprisonment for obtaining the sum of $850,000 under false pretences. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, Ikoyi, first arraigned the defendant on November 10, 2025, on a 21-count charge bordering on obtaining under false pretence, forgery and retention of stolen property, contrary to provisions of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006 and the Criminal Law of Lagos State. One of
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