Justice Saliu Sai’du of the
Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday ordered the final
forfeiture of the sums of N210, 287, 697.45; N5, 320, 373.40; N15, 008,809.79
and $80.59 belonging to one Dehinbo Oluwatobi Reuben, an internet fraudster, to
the Federal Government.
Justice Sai’du had, on May 16,
2019, ordered an interim forfeiture of the various sums of money, following an
ex-parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC.
In grating the application,
Justice Sai’du had ordered the applicant, the EFCC, to publish the interim
forfeiture order in any national newspaper for the respondent, Reuben, or
anyone who was interested in the sums of money to show cause why the money
should not be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government.
In compliance with the order of
the court, the Commission had published the interim forfeiture order in The
Nation newspaper and subsequently filed a motion on notice dated June 19, 2019.
At today’s proceedings, the
judge, upon hearing the applicant’s motion on notice, supporting affidavit and
written address, ordered the final forfeiture of the various sums of money
found by the Commission in the various accounts of the respondent domiciled in
Guaranty Trust Bank to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The respondent, a member of a
syndicate of fraudsters who specialize in identity theft, wire fraud and mail
fraud, had been arrested following intelligence report received by the
Commission.
Investigation revealed that the
syndicate obtained the stolen Personal Identification Information of over
250,000 individuals in the US and used the details to file fraudulent Federal
and State tax returns.
It was further revealed that the
syndicate obtained monetary value on the fraudulent tax returns, using prepaid
cards registered with the stolen information and third party bank accounts.
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