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Man 73 Bags 24 Years Imprisonment For N71m Fraud in Lagos

June 7, 2022
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A 73-year-old man, Anthony Abomeli has been convicted and sentenced to 24 years in prison for N71 million fraud by the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.

Abomeli was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court on a nine-count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheques, obtaining by false pretence and stealing to the tune of N71 million.
He was accused of defrauding a company, Nepal Oil and Gas Services Limited, in a business deal that involved the sale of land in Onitsha, Anambra State.

Investigation revealed that at the time the defendant was selling the land to the petitioner, the land had, in fact, been sold to someone else.

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Victor Ezeja

Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with seven years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication.

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