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NPF-NCCC ARRESTS ONE WILFRED BONSE IN CONNECTION WITH PATRICIA SECURITY BR£@CH AND COMPLEX FINANCIAL FR@UD

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Similarly, the NPF-NCCC has made significant strides in the investigation of a complex financial fr@ud case reported by Patricia Technologies Limited. The case involves crimin@l conspir@cy, unauthorized modification of computer systems, network data, and the unl@wful diversion of funds amounting to over Two Hundred Million Naira (N200,000,000:00k) as contained in a petition to the Inspector General of Police.
Outlining the details of the alleged th£ft, conversion of cryptocurrency wallets, and unauthorized fund diversion from the company’s Flutterwave account, the petition specifically mentioned some individuals currently at large. However, pain staking efforts on their trail led to the arrest of one Amb Wilfred Bonse.
Having registered his involvement in the complex crim£. Wilfred Bonse, conspired in laund£ring the sum of Fifty Million Naira (N50,000,000:00k) originating from the fraudul£nt diversion of Six Hundred and Seven Million Naira (N607,000,000:00k) from Patricia Technology company’s account to his bank account through a cryptocurrency wallet.
While the investigation is ongoing, the Nigeria Police Force wishes to assure the public that all individuals involved in this crimin@l conspir@cy will be brought to justice.
ARREST OF 3 IN CONNECTION WITH A CASE OF CONSPIR@CY, IDENTITY TH£FT, AND ROM@NCE SC@M.
On the 20th November 2023, acting on the heels of credible intelligence, the Nigeria Police Force – National Cybercrim£ Center having clinically unveiled the physical and virtual identities and various degrees of involvement of threat actors, coordinated a discrete operation and executed a search warrant at Wumba District, Apo Area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), where the trio of Njoku kingsley, Chigozie Okorie, Jideofor Sejus , all male aged 35, 34 , and 35 years of age respectively, were arrested in connection with a case of Conspir@cy, Ident!ty Th£ft and Romanc£ Sc@m.

Njoku kingsley, Chigozie Okorie, Jideofor Sejus
Clinical investigation revealed that the suspects, among many other of their gimmicks conspire to jointly impersonate one Anthony James from whose f@ke profile they individually target their victims and swindle them of their hard-earned resources. While the suspects have voluntarily stated their involvement in the crimin@l conspir@cy in a written statement, effort is ongoing to notify and disengage all active, and passive victims of this illegal venture, and provide them with the needed and necessary support.
Consequently, Members of the cyber community as a borderless state are enjoined to exercise great restraint or totally shy away from establishing resource exchanging relationships on the social media space. The susp£cts will be charged to court upon the conclusion of the investigation.
NPF-NCCC RECOVERS 179,372.6 USDT, INTENSIFIES INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION FOR APPREHENSION OF INTERNATIONAL THRE@T ACTOR.
In a recent investigation carried out by operatives of the NPF-NCCC, Ummukulthum Basha, a dedicated Cryptocurrency enthusiast, found herself entangled in a series of events related to the Kochiken Crypto project. Having been lured and actively served as a moderator for over three months in the Telegram group @kochikenbsc, the project’s CEO, Sean Andres Delacruz a US citizen became a central figure in her cryptocurrency journey.
After experiencing a significant loss of 20,000 USDT in a fraudul£nt cryptocurrency trading scheme, Basha sought assistance from Sean Andres Delacruz for recovery. Assurances were made, promising retrieval through intensive trading with the remaining 180,000 USD.
However, subsequent actions raised concerns as two transfers were made to Sean Andres’ wallet, where a substantial portion was promptly moved to KuCoin through another cryptocurrency platform. A Solid partnership with the KuCoin platform in line with global best practices unveiled the same Sean Andres Delacruz as the mastermind behind this criminal act.
Discrete investigation brought to light Sean Andres Delacruz’s apparent intent to defraud Basha of her 180,000 USDT by diverting funds through intricate transactions while actively avoiding KuCoin’s verification process. While collaboration with local and international organizations has resulted in the safe recovery of 179,372.6 USDT, effort to bring the suspect to the books is ongoing.
It is pertinent to acknowledge the timely collaboration of KuCoin, which played a crucial role in ensuring the protection of the cryptocurrency assets and upholding the integrity of the investigation. Consequently, members of the public are urged to be weary of such platforms and promptly report suspicious engagements and platforms to the police.
Finally, the Nigeria Police Force wishes to raise the alertness of the general public to the proliferation of High yield investment programs that often turn out to be sc@ms. While stressing the importance of exercising restrain in patronizing these schemes, members of the public are urged to remain vigilant and report any suspicious financial transactions or activities to the Police through the Centre’s e-reporting Portal at https://incb.npf.gov.ng.
ACP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI, mnipr, mipra, fCAI,
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA
24th NOVEMBER, 2023
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Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, February 13, 2025 adjourned till March 17, 2025 for ruling on the application filed by Oba Otudeko, Chairman of Honeywell Group, challenging the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the multiple fraud charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commision, EFCC.
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At today’s proceeding, prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, informed the court that the prosecution had complied with the court’s directive to serve the defence with the charges and proof of evidence.
“The matter was adjourned till today for arraignment, but before the adjournment on January 20, the court had directed the prosecution to serve by substituted means the charges and proof of evidence on the defence and we served accordingly and we have affidavit to prove,” he said.
Otudeko’s counsel, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, however, notified the court of a fresh application, from his client, challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear the case, served on the prosecution on January 29, 2025 and requested for a hearing date.
Counsel for the third defendant, Kehinde Ogunwumiju, SAN, similarly, informed the court that on February 10, 2025, he filed an application challenging the jurisdiction of the court which he said, has been served on the prosecution. The same application was also filed by counsel for the fourth defendant, A. Adedeji, SAN and served on the prosecution.
Confirming the development, prosecution counsel argued that hearing on the applications cannot go on due to the absence of Otudeko, the first defendant in court. “Few minutes ago, we received the first defendant’s affidavit for the record confirming that he travelled out of the country for medical reasons. I also confirm that I was served with a harvest of motions. I confirm receipt of the motion on notice from the first, third, and fourth defendants all challenging the court’s jurisdiction. They also asked the court to stay arraignment and also for outright acquittal and also that the court should not just quash the charge but dispense the appearance of defendants pending the arraignment of the defendant. For the absence of the first defendant, we may not be able to take the plea. We want an undertaking from the first defendant to know when he can come, so that we can take the arraignment,” he said.
Counsel for the third defendant, however, urged the court to proceed with the hearing of the application arguing that the absence of the first defendant is immaterial to the hearing of the application.
“The usual thing is to proceed with the application, however the prosecution said they cannot proceed because of the absence of the first defendant. The authorities support that an application can be heard even in the absence of the defendant. Jurisdiction is very rife and the law is clear, arraignment before an application will be prejudicial to the case,” he said. His submissions were adopted by counsel for the fourth defendant.
Prosecution counsel in his response, noted that the application of the first, third and fourth defendants urging the court to hear and determine the matter of jurisdiction and sundry prayers contained were untenable and urged the court to discountenance them.
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Oyedepo further argued that: “The approach by the defence is taking is taking us back to Egypt where we have left. The application is incurably defective. It is dead on arrival. I should not dignify an illegality. The law says you can’t raise it. I urge the court to adjourn for arraignment and then after the plea of the defendant, objections can be raised. Except there is amendment to Section 396 of ACJA, I urge your lordship not to accede to the request of the defence. Don’t give judicial blessings to the implied conduct of the defendant to the effect that I stay in the house and my lawyer will deal with it. Ask him to come.
“No private citizen whether corporate or entity has the requisite power to condone criminal allegations or compound an offence. It cannot be said that there is no prima facie case. The provision of 396(2) divests my lord of the requisite power to hear an application challenging the jurisdiction of the court or charge before the plea is taken. Those prayers cannot be entertained because the law says so.”
He specifically requested that the defendant be present in court at the next sitting.
After listening to the arguments, Justice Aneke adjourned till March 17, 2025, for ruling on the applications.
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