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NSCDC NABS NOTORIOUS CURRENCY SYNDICATES, RECOVERS FAKE DOLLARS AND NAIRA. 

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Acting on credible Intelligence, the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps’ Special Intelligence Squad (CG’s SIS) in a clandestine operations, arrested two syndicates alleged to be involved in offences ranging from criminal conspiracy, cheating, obtaining by trick (OBT) and production/distribution of counterfeited US Dollars (USD) and new Naira notes into the society.

 

One of the groups arrested which consisted of four male adults were caught in possession of fake sixty-four thousand, eight hundred US dollars ($64,800) and four hundred and seventy-five thousand naira (N475,000) notes, while fake notes of N1.5m was also seized from the second group consisting of five male adults

 

The names of members of the syndicate arrested with the sum of N1.5m are ; Dantala Omale, ‘M’, 30yrs, Plateau State, Musa Abdullahi, ‘M’ 24yrs, Plateau state, Audu Abdulazeez, ‘M’, 56yrs, Gombe State, Umar Hassan ‘M’, 46yrs, plateau state and Mahammadu Badaru Yakubu ‘M’ 30yrs, Nasarawa State.

 

The arrest was effected when one Dantala Omale was lured to Nasarawa from Plateau state and picked up by the squad on the 22nd of February, 2023, with fake new naira notes of N412,000.

 

The arrested suspect confessed getting the fake notes from Musa Abdullahi, AKA Baballe which led to the arrest of Abdullahi on 22nd of February, 2023 at Namu area of Quanpan LGA in Plateau state in possession of N49,650 old naira notes.

 

After a thorough interrogation, Abdullahi confessed that he usually gets his supply of fake currencies from one Audu Abdulazeez, AKA Dan-Gombe, who the squad arrested on the 3rd of March 2023, at Plateau Express service motor park in Jos, Plateau State, at about 11:20 a.m with N350,000 fake newly redesigned Naira notes.

 

The effort of the squad to arrest all members of the syndicate paid off when Abdulazeez confessed to giving one Umar Hassan the fake notes. When Hassan was apprehended, he was in possession of N20,500 and he also confessed to his involvement in the crime and that he regularly transact with one Mohammadu Badaru Yakubu, who was also arrested close to the old CBN office in lafia town, at about 3:10 p.m on March 5, 2023 with fake N2000 of the new Naira notes.

 

Further investigation however, revealed that the group operated within and around Plateau, Nasarawa, Bauchi & Gombe states.

 

Members of the second syndicate arrested with the exhibits of $64,800 and N475,000 are; Jonathan Dakogol, Abbas Ibrahim, Isa Ukashatu and Aminu Isa.

 

Isa Ukashatu and Jonathan Dakogol were arrested with fake $64,800 and N475,000 at Akurba of Lafia LGA, in Nasarawa State after being lured to deliver the money to a client.

 

Upon arrest, Dakogol volunteered and led the CG’S SIS operatives to Kurgwi area in Quaan’Pan LGA, Plateau State, where one Aminu Isa who was alleged to be a herbalist was also arrested.

 

Isa also led the Squad to the arrest of one 62 years old Abbas Ibrahim in Quaan’Pan LGA, Plateau State who had collected $30,000 fake US Dollars from him.

 

All suspects at the point of arrest were found in possession of fake dollars and the newly redesigned Naira notes ranging from N500 to N1000 denominations respectively and had also confessed to being involved in the business for over five years.

 

The Commandant General, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, mni, OFR, commended the CG’s SIS for a job well done and described the criminal gangs as economic saboteurs destroying the country through the perpetration of financial crimes and defrauding of innocent citizens.

 

He stated that their arrest is a good omen for the country because it helped to stop the distribution and influx of fake currencies into society which could have caused great setbacks to the economy.

 

He charged the squad leader, DCC Appollos Dandaura, and his team to intensify efforts for more arrests by launching their dragnet further into every nook and cranny of the country in order to fish out other dangerous criminal elements and syndicates perpetrating heinous financial crimes at the detriment of the nation.

 

He warned all criminal syndicates to desist from this venture and get other legitimate means of survival or face the wrath of the law because NSCDC and other security agencies will fish them out no matter their hiding places.

 

The arrested suspects are still assisting the Corps with useful information for further investigation and would be handed over to the appropriate authority for prosecution after the preliminary investigation is concluded. Meanwhile, a manhunt has been launched for other fleeing members of the syndicates.

 

 

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FG exposes Gumi’s ally, 14 others as terrorism financiers

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The Federal Government has uncovered the identity of 15 entities, including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change operators and firms, allegedly involved in the financing of terrorism in Nigeria.

 

This was disclosed by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, on Tuesday, entitled “Designation of Individuals and Entities for March 18, 2024.”

 

The document revealed that the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) met on March 18, 2024, where specific individuals and entities were recommended for sanction following their involvement in terrorism financing.

 

“The Honourable Attorney General of the Federation, with the approval of the President, has thereupon designated the following individuals and entities to be listed on the Nigeria Sanctions List,” the document read in part.

 

Among the individuals named in the document was a Kaduna-based publisher, Tukur Mamu, who is currently being tried by the Federal Government for allegedly aiding the terrorists who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train in March 2022.

 

According to the document, Mamu “participated in the financing of terrorism by receiving and delivering ransome payments over the sum of $200,000 US in support of ISWAP terrorists for the release of hostages of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack.”

 

Mamu, is an ally of controversial Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi.

 

The document said one of the individuals is “the suspected attacker of the St. Francis Catholic Church Owo, Ondo State on June 5, 2022 and the Kuje Correctional Center, Abuja on July 5, 2022.”

 

Another was described as “a member of the terrorist group Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladissudam, the group is associated with Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.

 

“The subject was trained and served under Muktar Belmokhtar, aka One Eyed Out, led Al-Murabtoun Katibat of AQIM in Algeria and Mali.”

 

The NFIU said the individual “specialises in designing terrorist clandestine communication code and he is also Improvised Explosive Device (IED) expert.

 

“The subject was also a gate keeper to ANSARU leader, Mohammed Usman aka Khalid Al-Bamawi. Equally, he was a courier and travel guide to AQIM Katibat in the desert of Algeria and Mali. He is into carpentry.

 

“Subject fled Kuje correctional centre on July 5, 2022. He is currently at large.”

 

Another was identified as “a senior commander of the Islamic State of West Africa Province Okene.”

 

The agency said, the individual “came into limelight in 2012 as North Central wing of Boko Haram.

 

“The group is suspected of the attacks carried out around Federal Capital Territory and the South West Geographical Zone, including the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State.”

 

Another was described as “a financial courier to ISWAP Okene. She is responsible for the disbursement of funds to the widows/wives of the terrorist fighters of the group.”

 

According to the document, another of the individuals “in 2015, transferred N60 million to terrorism convicts.”

 

He was also said to have “received a sum of N189m between 2016 and 2018.”

 

The same person is said to “own entities and business reported in the UAE court judgment as facilitating the transfer of terrorist funds from Dubai to Nigeria.”

 

Another individual was said to have “received a total of N57m from between 2014 and 2017.”

 

Another was said to have “had a total inflow of N61.4 bn and a total outflow of N51.7bn from his accounts.”

 

The document further revealed that, in accordance with Section 54 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, institutions and individuals are required to:

 

“(a) immediately, identify and freeze, without prior notice, all funds, assets, and any other economic resources belonging to the designated persons and entities in your possession and report same to the Sanctions Committee;

 

“(b) report to the Sanctions Committee any assets frozen or actions taken in compliance with the prohibition requirements.

 

“(c) immediately file a Suspicious Transactions Report to the NFIU for further analysis on the financial activities of such an individual or entity; and

 

“(d) report as a Suspicious Transactions Report to the NFIU, all cases of name matching in financial transactions prior to or after receipt of this List.

 

It said the “The freezing obligation required above shall extend to

 

“(a) all funds or other assets that are owned or controlled by the designated persons and entities, and not only those that are tied to a particular act, plot, or threat of terrorism or terrorism financing;

 

“(b) those funds or other assets that are wholly or jointly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by designated persons or entities;

 

“(c) the funds or other assets derived or generated from funds or other assets owned or controlled directly or indirectly by designated persons or entities; and

 

“(d) funds or other assets of persons and entities acting on behalf of, or at the direction of designated persons or entities.”

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Helicopter-Booking Company, Vetifly’s CEO Okoh, COO Odumodu Declared Wanted By Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption Agency, EFCC

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared wanted the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Emmanuel Wisdom Okoh and Chief Operating Officer and board member, Angel Odumodu of Vetifly Global Inc.

 

The anti-graft agency in a public notice on Wednesday, displaying the photographs of the wanted persons, said, “The public is hereby notified that the persons whose photographs appear above are wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an alleged case of Conspiracy, Stealing and Obtaining Money by False Pretense linked to their company – Vetifly Global Inc.

 

“Odumodu is 36 years old, and his last known address is: Plot 6, ELM Street, Osbourne Forshore Estate, Phase 2, Ikoyi, Lagos State.

 

“Okoh, 37, was last seen at Plot 6, ELM Street, Osbourne Forshore Estate, Phase 2, Ikoyi, Lagos State.”

 

Vetifly says on its website that it offers helicopter ride services that include intercity shuttle, intracity shuttle, sightseeing experience, and helicopter charter. It also claims to offer private jet charter and luxury pickups.

 

“We also offer direct flights to bespoke locations of your choice,” it claims.

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OGYASD raises Alarm over Cult Clashes in Ogun, Urges Gov Abiodun, CP to act fast  

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A group, Ogun Youths Advocate for Social Development (OGYASD) has expressed concern over the increase in the rate of cult clashes in Ogun state, calling on Governor Abiodun to act fast before it further escalates.

 

The group made the call while addressing a Press Conference, in Abeokuta, the state capital at the weekend.

 

Comrade Oluseyi Alamu, President of the group recalled that last week, four persons were killed in a clash between rival court groups in Abeokuta, adding that several lives were claimed in Sagamu area of the state between September and October 2023 in similar clashes.

 

Alamu told Abiodun that the loss of souls in cult clashes in the state serves as a stark reminder of the urgent need for action against the scourge of cultism.

 

The President urged the Governor to implement stricter measures aimed at eradicating cultism from its roots.

 

Alamu equally lamented that the menace of cultism is gradually consuming the future leaders of the state.

 

 

He said “Last week, four lives were tragically cut short in brutal cult clashes right here in our capital city, Abeokuta. These young individuals, with dreams and ambitions, became victims of a senseless conflict that should have no place in our society. Sadly, this is not an isolated incident but rather a recurring pattern that we must confront head-on.

 

“Let us not forget the painful memories from just last year when several lives were ruthlessly taken in similar clashes in Sagamu. The loss of these souls serves as a stark reminder of the urgent need for action against the scourge of cultism. It is destroying lives, families, and the very fabric of our communities”, he added.

 

 

Alamu however urged to the governor to

implement stricter measures which aimed at eradicating cultism from its roots.

 

 

His words “This battle requires a comprehensive and multi-faceted approach, utilizing both prevention and punishment strategies. We request the immediate deployment of additional security personnel to key areas prone to cult activities. We urge the proper equipping and training of law enforcement agencies to effectively combat this menace.

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