Court convicts 21 firms over illegal investment schemes, fines them N630m

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Summary

A Federal High Court in Lafia has convicted 21 companies for operating without SEC licences and imposed total fines of N630 million.

Highlights

  • Trial judge Anyalewa Onoja-Alapa ordered each company to pay N30 million.
  • The companies were said to have operated without valid licences from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • The EFCC said it arraigned the firms on 15 and 16 September over the alleged illegal operations.
  • The court also ordered payment of N200,000 for each day the offence was committed.
  • The firms listed include Qnet Nigeria Ltd, Kwakol Markets Ltd, Omega Pro Global Resources and several others.

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