Tag Archives: land scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned one Muhammed Ibrahim Tukur before Justice Emeka of the Federal High Court Kaduna, on 3 count charge bordering on forgery and obtaining by false pretence. The accused is facing prosecution following a transaction he carried out in 2016 after selling a plot of land which the documents attached were forged ...

The Real Estate industry in Nigeria is fraught with various issues or cases of people being duped either by estate agents, con artists and the so called omoniles. This article gives you an insight into the real estate scams in the Nigerian context, and how it can be avoided. With the demand for accommodation more than supply, it then doesn’t ...

For many, buying land is not much of a big deal, what is more worrisome is the ease of being defrauded in a country such as ours during land transactions. There have been many cases of land scams in the past and recent times. This article highlights the 10 commandments of land transactions in Nigeria every prospecting landlord must adhere ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on June 14, 2016 arraigned prison inmate, Usman Umar before Justice Idrisa Kolo of the Federal High Court, Kano, on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence.   Umar, who is currently serving a four-year jail term for a separate offence for which he was prosecuted by the EFCC, was arraigned ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned Abdulaziz Musa, Abbah Bello, Bala Zakari and Salisu Juji before Justice Faruk Lawan of Kano State High Court on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence. The accused persons are all executive members of the Amalgamated Traders/Artisans Welfare Development Association, AMATA, Kano State Chapter. The complainant, ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on May 18, 2015 arraigned one Opara Edmund and his wife, Amarachi Opara before Justice O.O Oguntoyinbo of the Federal High Court Owerri, Imo State on a 2-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence. They pleaded not guilty to the charge. The accused persons were alleged to have collected money from ...

After over five months of lodging of a criminal case in Bodh Gaya in connection with the multi-crore land scam, a real estate agent who facilitated land transaction in fraudulent manner was arrested on Friday. The arrested real estate agent has been identified as Krishna Pandey. Probationer IPS Jagannath Reddy, who recently took over as Bodh Gaya police station SHO ...