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case between the federal government of
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Nigeria and the detained leader of the
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indigenous people of Bafrae nambi Kanu
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apparently took a new technical twist on
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Thursday after one of the lawyers of the
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detained Bafra leader Paul Eraoro San
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presented and played three videos which
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the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja
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later admitted in evidence the videos of
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former Nigeria chief of army staff
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retired general Theophilus Danjuma
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saying security operatives in the West
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Africa country specifically the armed
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forces are working together with the
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armed bandits to kill Nigerians
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stressing that if Nigerians depend on
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the armed forces to curb insecurity they
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will all die one by one also that of
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Governor Hope Wu Odinmer of Imho State
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saying politicians are behind killings
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in the state lastly and the most
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interesting video played at the court to
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counter the testimony or statement made
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by the DSS prosecutor witness over
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Nambdi Kanu led IPOB founding eastern
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security network ESN allegedly created
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by group of youths in the southeastern
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geopolitical zone of Nigeria often
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referred to as Bafra land to fight in
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self-defense against fani armed bandits
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or terrorists that were advancing and
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killing people in the eastern states
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during the era of President President
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Muhammadu Buuhari was that of the
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director general of the department of
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state services DSS Adola Jay who is
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apparently the government chief
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complainer in the case and the DSSDG in
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the video recorded and published by
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Symphony News Media in February 2025
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narrated how youths of the Zar community
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in Katagum local government area and
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Tafawa Blewa community of Tfawa Blewa
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local government area in Baoi state when
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the DSSDG was the state director of
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state security services SS resorted to
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self-help and killed all Boohh Haram
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terrorists that came to attack them
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without depending on the security
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operatives according to the DSSDG when
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Boohh Haram terrorists invaded Aar
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community they started shooting and
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killing people then the youths went
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after the Boohh Haram terrorists and
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killed all of them even when one of the
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Boohh Haram terrorists named Khaled
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climbed a tree and started firing
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gunshots from the tree towards the
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people who were on the lower ground the
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Azar people resisted and went after him
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and subsequently killed him although the
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federal government prosecution witness
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identified as BBB who is a DSS operative
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stated that the ESN is an illegal
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organization because there is no
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approval of government given to the
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people of southeast to establish such a
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self-help group to defend their land
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against terrorists unlike a Motech
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security network in the southwest states
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that was approved and permitted by the
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government also claiming his boss the
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DSSDG in the video was asking
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communities to build the first line of
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defense by thus working with security
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operatives but a careful and detailed
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study of the DSSDG speech in the video
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shows that the FG witness BBB probably
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talked off points totally offkey from
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the original intent and intention of Mr
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adola Aj the DSSDG teachings and advice
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in the video who had said the Azar
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community people acted in quick response
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to an emergency situation and the story
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line indicated that the people of Azar
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prepared themselves in Edo state
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governor monday OPO has called for more
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stakeholders supports and actions
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towards ending secret cult related
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killings and other organized violent
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crimes in the state stating that the
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aged long secret cult war in the south
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south state of Nigeria has driven away a
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lot of investors and as such Edo state
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has been at a loss of $1 billion every
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year with statistics according to the
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governor showing that the natives of
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Edeto state top the list of the highest
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diaspora remittances in Nigeria but over
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95% of the natives divert the funds to
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other states to avoid secret cult
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violence in the state also known as the
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heartbeat of the nation governor Monday
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Opolo made through the office of the
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chief press secretary to governor Fred
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Ishua in a statement issued on Wednesday
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according to the statement the Edeto
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state governor Senator Mandevolo has
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expressed deep concerns over the adverse
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impacts of long years of cultism on the
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state's economy particularly the loss of
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lives and the loss of over $1 billion
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worth of potential investments annually
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these acts of violence predominantly
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driven by clashes among rival cult
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groups have not only led to tragic loss
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of lives and property but have also
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discouraged investments and tourism
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ultimately slowing economic growth the
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chief press secretary to the governor
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Fred Ichua stated that the high spate of
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cult related violence in the last 5
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years long before Governor Opbolo
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assumed office has caused substantial
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disruptions to economic activities as
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investors and business owners
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increasingly grew wary of the security
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situation what we have witnessed in Edo
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was more than a threat to public peace
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it was a significant drain on our
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economic potential according to
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statistics by the diaspora commission
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Edo state tops the list of states with
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the highest remittance from the diaspora
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however 95% of the repatriated funds
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ended up in different states because of
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cultism and other violent crimes as our
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people in the diaspora were scared of
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coming home to invest this loss in
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disposable income closure of businesses
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and decline in tourism severely impacted
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the state's business climate Ishua said
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he noted that the state's critical
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infrastructure and commercial centers
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were also affected with some businesses
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forced to shut down temporarily or
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permanently owing to security concerns
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the fear of violence also deterred
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potential visitors resulting in a
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downturn in hospitality transportation
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and other tourism related sectors ichua
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said the narrative has however changed
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since Governor Okeev Holo declared a
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total war on cult related violence in
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Edo state he said the efforts of
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Governor Okave Holo are already yielding
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results with more stakeholders joining
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the support groups against cult related
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violence in Edo state it noted that the
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state is regaining its lost glory and
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that sanity is being restored he urged
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Edo sons and daughters both in Nigeria
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and in the diaspora to bring their
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investments home and help in the
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economic development of the state
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governor Mandavolo is restoring peace to
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Edeto state especially in Benin City
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where cult related violence had held
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sway for too long our hardworking sons
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and daughters both in Nigeria and in the
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diaspora can now bring their investments
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to their home economic and Financial
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Crimes Commission EFCC has arraigned the
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staff of Eco Bank plc Solomon Steven
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Eufio for cyber crime after the suspect
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made deposit into one of the bank
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customers account and later withdrew
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same without the consent of the account
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holder the suspect was arraigned before
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a federal high court sitting in Lagos
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state last Friday with one count charge
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of alleged cyber crime of impersonating
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the account holder Augenford and Omia
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jockey in violation of section 22
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2B of the cyber crime prohibition and
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prevention etc act 2015 and punishable
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by section 22 2B of the same act the
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suspect pleaded guilty to the one-count
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charge and was subsequently remanded to
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a koi prison or correctional center by
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the trial judge details are presented
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verbatim below as reported by the public
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relations unit of EFCC including the
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report of justice Muhammad Mayor of the
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Borneo state high court sitting in
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Miguri convicting and sentencing a chief
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executive officer CEO of a company
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Al-Haji Bashir Tango to 21 years
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imprisonment for misappropriation of
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money paid into the company's account by
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a petitioner who sought the CEO's
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consent and used the convict company's
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account to receive the money he pay for
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an execution of contract efcc arraigns
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banker for alleged 2.4 million naira
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cyber crime in Lagos the Lagos sonal
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directorate 2 of the economic and
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financial crimes commission EFCC obo on
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Friday May 16th 2025 arraigned one
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Solomon Steven Eufio a staff of Ecoank
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plc on a one-count charge bordering on
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alleged cyber crime to the tune of
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2,44,000 naira before justice yell
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bogaro of the federal high court sitting
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Lagos the count reads that you Solomon
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Steven Eufio between the 10th to the
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28th day of March 2025 in Lagos within
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the jurisdiction of this honorable court
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while working for EcoAn Nigeria Limited
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as a relief teller fraudulently
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represented yourself as
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Augenford by posting false deposit and
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withdrawal tellers on her Eco Bank
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account number 2 bill81,86,250
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59 with intent to gain advantage for
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yourself and thereby committed an
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offense contrary to section 22 2B of the
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cyber crime prohibition and prevention
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etc act 2015 and punishable by section
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22 2B of the same act the defendant
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pleaded guilty to the charge when it was
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read to him following his guilty plea
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prosecution council Abdulamid El Takur
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called on David Ingal Gaher an operative
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of the EFCC to review the facts of the
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case gahere told the court that Eufio
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who is a relief teller with the bank
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fraudulently represented himself as one
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missumia jock a customer of the bank by
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posting false deposits into her eco bank
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account and moving the total sum of two
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44,000 which he filled out in withdrawal
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deposit slips without her consent and
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paid the same into his own
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