Category: Foreign

Oghenochuko ‘Ochuko’ Ojiri, a British-Nigerian art expert, who has appeared on the BBC’s Bargain Hunt has pleaded guilty in a terrorism financing case after failing to report a series of high-value art sales to a man sanctioned for alleged links to Hezbollah. Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, admitted eight counts of failing to make a disclosure during the course of business under the Terrorism Act 2000. The case marks the first prosecution of its kind in the UK under this specific provision of the Act. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard on Friday that…

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A Nigerian, Chimezie Nwabueze, has been arrested by the Canadian Police for his alleged involvement in a $600,000 romance scam. A statement on the website of the Peel Regional Police disclosed that Nwabueze was arrested on April 28. The statement noted that Nwabueze had allegedly lied to his victims that he owned an oil rig in the Middle East, which he needed money to sort out with the promise of repayment. Nwabueze was said to have cut off communication with the victims when they confronted him, leaving the victims with…

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Okezie Ogbata, a 36-year-old Nigerian national, has been sentenced to 97 months jail term in the United States for his role in a $6 million transnational inheritance fraud scheme. The United States Department of Justice disclosed this in a statement released on Monday. Ogbata was found to be a member of a group of fraudsters that sent personalised letters to elderly people across the United States for several years. The scheme defrauded over 400 individuals, mostly elderly or vulnerable, resulting in losses of more than $6 million. The letters falsely…

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Oba Joseph Oloyede, the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, and a Nigerian pastor, Edward Oluwasanmi are facing possible prison sentences in the United States after pleading guilty to charges of COVID-19 relief fraud. Oba Oloyede, a US-based accountant and information system expert, was appointed the new Apetu in July 2019. The monarch and Oluwasanmi were arrested in early 2024 for their roles in a scheme to fraudulently obtain $4.2m in COVID-19 relief funds. The two men were charged with 13 counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud,…

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A naturalized United States citizen from Nigeria, Oladapo Olalekan Fadugba, has been indicted for wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and making false statements in connection with obtaining U.S. citizenship. He may face up to 27 years in prison following his indictment . According to a statement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, Fadugba, 40, of Jacksonville, was charged after an investigation revealed that he allegedly diverted more than $690,000 in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) funds, which were intended as reimbursements to a large…

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A mass shooting at a university in Florida has left two men killed. The shooting was allegedly carried out by the son of a local deputy sheriff with her old service weapon, police in the southeastern US state said Thursday. Five people were wounded when the gunman — identified as Phoenix Ikner — rampaged through Florida State University, shooting at students, before he was shot by local law enforcement. A sixth person was hurt trying to run away from the shooting, Chief Lawrence Revell of the Tallahassee Police Department said…

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