Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Court Remands Suspected Internet Fraudster in Prison Custody

Justice Taiwo of the Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, the Lagos State capital, on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, remanded a suspected fraudster, Ahmed Quadri, (a.k.a Sallah Amin) in prison custody. Quadri was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office on a one-count charge that borders on possession of a fraudulent document. The defendant was arrested on February 13, 2019 by the EFCC in a raid at the Iyana Era, Ojo area of Lagos. The charge reads: “That you, Ahmed Quadri, (a.k.a Sallah Amin), on or about 13th February, 2019, in Lagos, within he Ikeja