Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Edo Court Jails Business Woman Nine Months for N20 million Mortgage Fraud

Justice W.I. Aziegbemhin of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City on Friday, March 6, 2026 sentenced Ifeoma Joy Bogamhe, a business woman to nine months imprisonment for property fraud. The defendant now convicted was arraigned on a two count amended charge of fraudulent disposition of mortgage property in June 2025 by the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Upon arraignment she pleaded not guilty to the charge, setting the stage for trial. Count one of the charge reads: “That you IFEOMA JOY BOGAMHE (F) being the proprietor of ZEMEHSE GLOBAL ENTERPR…