Alleged COVID-19 Fraud: Court remands Nigerian for obtaining $8,000 benefit from U.S.
The defendant allegedly represented himself as an American citizen affected by COVID–19, and obtained $8,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) from Virginia, United States.
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The Federal High Court in Kaduna has ordered the remand of Collins Samuel, a Nigerian, for allegedly obtaining $8,000 as COVID-19 benefit from the U.S. state of Virginia.
The spokesperson for the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement on Thursday that the trial judge, P. Mallong, ordered the defendant to be remanded in the commission’s custody.
The judge issued the remand order following Mr Samuel’s arraignment by the EFCC on one count of impersonation and obtaining by false pretence.
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