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Nigerian Olusegun Baiyewu Convicted In Puerto Rico For Laundering Millions From Romance Scams, Fraud Targeting Elderly Victims

A federal jury in Puerto Rico has convicted a Nigerian, Oluwasegun Baiyewu, for conspiracy to launder funds tied to multiple large-scale fraud schemes, including romance scams, pandemic relief fraud, and business email compromise attacks. The […]

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EFCC Detains NAHCON Chairman’s Brother, Aka ‘De Facto Chairman’, Sirajo Usman, Over Hajj Expenditure, Alleged N50Billion Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained Mr. Sirajo Salisu Usman, brother of the Chairman and CEO of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman (also known as Pakistan), […]

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7 Congolese and Ugandan nationals arrested for swindling Nigerian businessman out of $70,000 in fake gold scam

The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) in Uganda, working alongside the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), has arrested seven people accused of swindling a Nigerian businessman out of USD 70,000 in a sophisticated fake gold deal. […]