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Nigerian Faces 10 years Behind Bars in the US for Fraud
John Nassy, a 29-year-old Nigerian man, faces 10 years in prison in the United States after pleading guilty to involvement in a $2.5 million money laundering scheme that defrauded about 200 victims, many of them elderly.
According to a statement on the website of the US Justice Department on Monday, August 8, Nassy said he participated in the scam from June 2018 to May 2019 while attending college in Huntington, West Virginia.
Nassy and his accomplices allegedly created fake online profiles and contacted victims on email, social media or dating websites. They led victims to believe they were in a romantic relationship, friendship or business deal, according to court records. Then they asked for money for various fraudulent reasons.
“Nassy admitted he received at least $148,000 from victims, knowing he was participating in illegal activities,” the statement reads.
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“Nassy further admitted that after the money was deposited, he kept some for himself, forwarded portions to his co-conspirators via digital payments, and transferred funds to bank accounts located in Nigeria.
“He pleaded guilty to receipt of stolen money in connection with a fraud and money laundering scheme.”
Nassy is one of the 10 men charged in four separate indictments with several fraud-related crimes in this scheme. Six of the co-defendants have also pleaded guilty while charges against the other co-defendants are pending.
His accomplices include Kenneth Emeni, Kenneth Ogudu, Oluwagbenga Harrison,Oluwabamishe Awolesi and Romello Thorpe, among others.
Nassy is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 14, 2022, and faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a three-year supervised release and a $250,000 fine. Nassy also agreed that he owes $148,000 in restitution.
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Court fixes May 9 for Agunloye’s ₦1bn suit against EFCC
Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after EFCC’s lawyer, Abba Mohammed, sought an adjournment to enable him to regularise his processes before the court.
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2 top bandit kingpins, 12 others killed in supremacy battle
2 top bandit kingpins, 12 others killed in supremacy battle
Two prominent bandit kingpins, Kachala Gwande and Kachallah Madagwal as well as 12 other fighters have been killed after a confrontation erupted at Kaurar Zomo village in the Kunchin Kalgo district of Tsafe local government area of Zamfara State.
The deadly fight involved three rival bandit groups operating in the area.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, that Alhaji Tsauni’s group, Kachallah Jafaru’s group, and Kachallah Gwandu’s group, clashed in a fierce gun battle, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at approximately 15:45 hours, resulting in the reported deaths of over 10 bandits from the three factions.
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Jafaru, a notorious bandit kingpin known to operate from Faskari LGA in Katsina state, descended upon Kaurar Zomo village, which serves as Tsauni’s stronghold, under undisclosed circumstances that led to the violent confrontation.
Jafaru’s fighters were said to have overpowered and naturalised Gwande and his fighters.
The fight, however, escalated to other enclaves shortly after the news of Gwande’s death broke, resulting in another heavy gun battle with Kachallah Madagwal’s group, who was neutralised in the aftermath of the shootout.
Zagazola understands that several bandits who sustained severe gunshot wounds were promptly evacuated to Munhaye Health Facility for urgent medical attention.
2 top bandit kingpins, 12 others killed in supremacy battle
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Troops rescue another Chibok girl with three children in Borno
Troops rescue another Chibok girl with three children in Borno
Lydia Simon, another abducted Chibok schoolgirl, was rescued by troops from Operation Desert Sanity III, part of the North-East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), on Wednesday.
She was rescued along with her three children by the troops of the 82 Division Task Force Battalion in Gwoza LGA of Borno State on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, exactly ten years after she was kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists alongside over 200 schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, on April 14, 2014.
Intelligence sources, according to Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region, revealed that Lydia, who was tagged serial number 68 among the abducted schoolgirls, escaped from the camp of Ali Ngulde in Mandara Mountain where she was held in captivity for several years.
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She surrendered to troops of 82 Division Task Force Battalion at Ngoshe in Gwoza LGA of the State. The rescued Chibok girl was five months pregnant and claimed she was from Pemi Town in Chibok LGA.
April 14, 2024, marks the 10th anniversary of the violent abduction of 276 girls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram insurgents.
While 57 of the girls escaped from their captors in the following days, 16 were later rescued and 107 had at different times been released through negotiations.
The Federal and Borno State Governments, including the Nigerian Army, have pledged their commitment toward rescuing the rest of the abducted schoolgirls that were still held in captivity by the terrorists.
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