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Kwara Courts Jail Bureau de-change Operator, Two Others for Fraud
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced one Yakubu Aminu to 200 (Two Hundred) hours community service for carrying out bureau de change businesses without a valid licence. Similarly, a Kwara State High Court presided over by Justice Ham…
Alleged N71.5m Fraud: Court Adjourns Okoronkwo’s Trial till Oct 29
Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State has adjourned the trial of an alleged notorious ponzi scheme operator, Chinedu Roland Okoronkwo, standing trial for N71, 580, 000 (Seventy One Million, Five Hundred and Eighty Thous…
Olukoyede Charges Youths to Shun Internet Crimes
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called on youths across the country to shun the allure of internet crimes and resist the get-rich-quick syndrome associated with it to safeguard their future and wellbeing. He mad…
EFCC Arrests 32 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Minna
The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested 32 suspected internet fraudsters in Minna, the Niger State capital. The arrests followed an intelligence-driven raid on their hideout. Items recovered from them include, nine high-end…
Court Jails Three Internet Fraudsters in Kaduna
Justices R.M. Aikawa and Hauwa'u Buhari of the Federal High Court, Kaduna have convicted and sentenced the trio of AbdulFatai Ismail Alade (a.k.a hismaheel asiwaju), Audu Ishida and Elisha Smith for fraud. They were prosecuted by Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Finan…
Alleged N33.8bn Manbilla Project fraud: Proceeds used to Purchase Abuja Properties- Witness
Abubakar Kweido, First Prosecuting witness, PW1 in the trial of a former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja before Justice James Omotosho that he former minister allegedly used funds from the Mambilla Hydro pr…
EFCC-NJI Workshop: Participants Move against Frivolous Restraining Orders in Courts
Participants at the 6th Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC- National Judicial Institute, NJI’s Capacity Building Workshop for Justices and Judges have called on judges handling economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption across the country, to exercise…
EFCC Arrests 13 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Uyo
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have apprehended 13 suspected internet fraudsters in Nwaniba area of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. They were arrested on Monday, October 7, 2024 in a sting operation following credible intellig…
EFCC Arrests 15 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin City
Fifteen suspected internet fraudsters were on Monday, October 7, 2024 arrested by operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Benin City. The suspects were arrested following actionable intelligence on their suspected involv…
Lagos Court Jails Man One Year for Possession of Fraudulent Documents
Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Nonso Joseph Ekeocha to one year imprisonment for possession of fraudulent documents. Ekeocha was prosecuted by the Lagos Directorate of the E…
Tinubu Charges Nigerians to Close Ranks, Raise Stronger Voices against Corruption
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerians from all walks of life to come together and form formidable unifying forces against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. He gave the charge in Abuja on Monday, October 7, 2024 while declaring open the 6th…
Tinubu Charges Nigerians to Close Ranks, Raise Stronger Voices against Corruption
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerians from all walks of life to come together and form formidable unifying forces against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. He gave the charge in Abuja on Monday, October 7, 2024 while declaring open the 6th…
EFCC Arrests 44 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Ebonyi, Anambra States
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested Forty-four (44) suspected internet fraudsters at different locations of Enugu and Anambra States. They were arrested in the early hours of Saturday and Sunday, September…
EFCC Arraigns Two for Alleged N24.3m Land Fraud in Uyo
A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo and presided over by Justice Chigozie M. Onah has fixed November 1, 2024 for bail hearing and trial in a matter involving a woman, Josephine Anietie Philip allegedly involved in land racketeering alongside a native doctor, Effiong Okon who alle…
Court Jails 39 Internet Fraudsters in Abakaliki
A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, presided over by Justices H. I. O. Oshomah and M. T. Segun-Bello has convicted and sentenced thirty-nine (39) internet fraudsters to different jail terms. The convicts were jailed after pleading guilty to a one-count separa…
Court Jails Internet Fraudster in Uyo
The Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of one Moses Emmanuel Elemi before Justice M.A. Oyetenu of the Federal High Court, Uyo. Elemi was arraigned by the EFCC on Thursday, October 3, 2024 on a two-count charge,…
Court Jails Man for $22,297.97 Fraud in Benin-City
Justice W.I. Aziegbemhin of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, has convicted and sentenced one Ofure Prince Akpolo to three years imprisonment for retention of proceeds of crime. The convict was prosecuted by the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Commission on September 24,…
Anti-Graft War: NBA Chairman Commends EFCC
The Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association, Benin Branch, Idemudia Iredia Osifo, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for its effort in tackling economic and financial crimes in the country. He gave the commendation when he led other executive member…
Olukoyede Charges CITN on Exposing Tax Evaders
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called on the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, CITN, to research deeper into the activities of individuals and corporate entities evading payment of taxes in Nigeria, d…
Olukoyede Tasks TETFund on Project Monitoring
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND to be more devoted to the assessment and monitoring of infrastructural projects it finances in Universities and Polytechnics acro…
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