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Thursday 23 October 2014

Photos: EFCC recovers blind teacher's N550,000 from fraudsters

Find the EFCC press statement below...
 Relief came for a blind teacher, Mary Ihekanacho on Wednesday October 22, 2014 as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, presented her with a draft of N550, 000 which the anti- graft agency recovered from a gang of fraudsters that swindled her of N 830,000 in a job scam. 
The syndicate conned the woman by promising to facilitate her son’s employment with one of the oil majors. 

Mr. David Iloyanomo who made the presentation on behalf of the Executive Chairman of EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, said that “the EFCC stands for justice for all and called on the general public to ensure that they assist the Commission in carrying out its duties by coming forward to give evidence in court when it is required”. He also praised the passion with which officers of the Commission handled the matter which made it possible to get justice for Mrs. Ihekanacho. 

An overwhelmed Mrs. Ihekanacho commended the EFCC for coming to her rescue. “I had lost hope. I prayed and asked God to take control and was surprised when Richard called me and told me that the young man has been arrested”. She called on Nigerians to support the EFCC in its effort to rid the nation of fraudulent activities. “If someone can scam a blind woman, what else won’t that person do?” she asked.

It would be recalled that Ihekanacho, sometime in July 2012, fell into the hands of some fraudsters led by Gift Onyegam who defrauded her of the sum of eight hundred and thirty thousand naira (N830, 000.00).

Following her petition, Onyegam was arrested and arraigned on a 4-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence before Justice M. L. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, Enugu.

On February 24, 2014, Justice Shuiabu convicted and sentenced Onyegam to ten years imprisonment without option of fine. The court also ordered the convict to pay the victim, the sum of N711, 000 (seven hundred and eleven thousand naira) in restitution.

37 comments:

Alloy Chikezie said...

Job well done. Kudos to the EFCC, this are the kind of work they should be doing and not arresting fishermen for catching fish all in the name of boundary.


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Unknown said...

Good #Better Market#

BONARIO NNAGS said...

I'm so happy for her.


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ujunwa said...

This fraudsters must be a wicked person

Easy-E said...

Job well done

@Charming_rascal said...

Thank God for her. A blind woman still striving to help her son get a job.. The money came at d right time after she had lost hope..

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Unknown said...

thank Go and kudos to EFCC..they try some times...

Unitedates said...

what a wicked world.
this people went too far in duping the disabled.
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Unknown said...

9ice work by EFCC.
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ujunwa said...

This fraudsters must be a wicked person ....

Unknown said...

How did she get such amount of money to give the guy In the first place.
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Unknown said...

Y do people want money by all means? Even a blind woman? Na wa ooo, God d moment I will get to hv dis kind of mind better take my life at once

Uche Emma said...


This is wonderful.
Kudos to EFCC.

Duping a blind person? God have mercy

Anonymous said...

Thank God 4 her

Anonymous said...

See Bruv Chinedu formerly of CTGI, Lagos. Great guy

Anonymous said...

See Bruv Chinedu formerly of EFCC CTGI Lagos. Great guy

ary said...

HOW DO YOU IN GOOD CONSCIENCE STILL FROM A DISABLED PERSON?!!!

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Thank God for that.....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

Subomi said...

That's fantastic. Poor woman, happy for her.

Joy Adeniyi said...

Good job by EFCC. Congrats madam

Unknown said...

Alright

BORN TO SHINE!!!

Anonymous said...

THIS IS GOOD NEWS. WELLDONE BOYS! ERR, WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF HER MONEY? ANY HOPE FOR THAT?

Anonymous said...

igbo kwenu! how market na

Unknown said...

Good

jbankzE said...

Evn blind woman too? Nawa oooo sha

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Temmy said...

thank God

Unknown said...

Thump up @EFCC pls madan lean for you mistake scam is full everywhere

Anonymous said...

she is also guilty of bribery, dont 4get dat.

snowhyt said...

Very true...lol!

Anonymous said...

Thank God for her
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Anonymous said...

Both the lady and the dupers are guilty. In a better clime she would have been arraigned for bribery.

Anonymous said...

EFCC making sense these days..they are just taking down all fraudster around










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Anonymous said...

Kai...this your grammar ehnn!!!! and you be chic oh!!! smh

APPLE said...

This fraudsters are wicked. Even a blind woman.

Unknown said...

EFCC should go after top politicians to prove to us that they r rilly working.

Unknown said...

Lol.....chics gone crazy with grammar ...

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