For stealing $750k, N120m from British, Turkish Airways, Yahoo Boys jailed

An Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced two men, Tobiloba Ibrahim Bakare and Alimi Seun Sikiru, to three years imprisonment each for hacking the emails of British Airways, Turkish Airways and KLM, and stealing $750,000 and N120million. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, who convicted the duo, also forfeited their N204,041,216.82 cash to the federal government, among other…

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Transparency International: $5bn stolen from Nigeria frozen in foreign countries

Transparency International (TI) says an estimated $5 billion stolen from Nigeria is frozen in accounts in foreign countries. This was disclosed on Monday in Abuja during a media workshop organised by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), local chapter of TI in Nigeria. Vaclav Prusa, CISLAC policy advisor, said Nigeria is responsible for the…

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A Nigerian arrested for allegedly smuggling 25 Venezuelan women into Trinidad

A Nigerian national and a Trinidadian have been arrested for allegedly smuggling 25 Venezuelan women into Trinidad. A statement issued by Trinidad and Tobago Police on Sunday, March 21, said the 27 persons were arrested by officers of the Inter-Agency Task Force, during an anti-crime exercise conducted at Icacos overnight. The exercise, which was conducted between…

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