EFCC Charges Students to be Creative and Shun Internet Fraud
The acting Zonal Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, Michael T. Wetkas has charged students across the country to embrace original and creative thinking and shun cybercrimes. He gave the charge on Thursday, June 20, 2024, when he re…
Olukoyede Hails Impact of Statistics on National Planning
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has described data and statistics as crucial in national planning and developmental processes. He made the observation in Abuja on Thursday, June 20, 2024 when a combined delegation of…
EFCC Arraigns One for Tearing its Investigation Letters
The Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, on June 11, 2024 arraigned one Usman Mallam for allegedly tearing EFCC's official Investigation Activities’ letters and obstructing The Commission's investigation before Justice TG Ringim of the F…
Binance Executive loses Fundamental Suit against EFCC
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 dismissed the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the Africa Regional Manager of Binance Holdings Limited, Nadeem Anjarwalla (at large), against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
EFCC Arraigns Woman for Alleged N39.8 Million Fraud in Fidelity Structures
The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Nwodo Martha, a former Principal Manager at Fidelity Structures Limited before Justice H. U. Ezugwu of the Enugu State High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State. Martha w…
Fake EFCC Staff Docked for Alleged N1.1million Fraud in Enugu
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Nweke Izuchukwu Jude before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State for allegedly impersonating officers of the EFCC. Jude…
Court Jails Currency Racketeer in Enugu
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction and sentence of one Onuigbo Chibuzor before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu on a one-count charge bordering on currency racketeering…
Alleged $5m Fraud: Court Dismisses Defendant’s Application Challenging Jurisdiction
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, June 13, 2024, dismissed the application filed by Capt. Everest Nnaji , a second defendant in a $5m fraud trial, challenging the territorial jurisdiction of the court to hear the case filed agains…
Anti-graft War: Olukoyede Urges Students To Be Change Agents
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyode, has urged students across the country to be change agents by being the ears and eyes of the Commission wherever they observe any fraudulent activity. He gave the charge in Lagos on Thursd…
Eid- al- Kabir: Olukoyede Calls for More Concerted Efforts against Corruption
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called for enhanced and more determined efforts against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. He made the call in Abuja on Sunday, June 16, 2024 in his Goodwill M…
Eid- al- Kabir: Olukoyede Calls for More Concerted Efforts against Corruption
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called for enhanced and more determined efforts against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. He made the call in Abuja on Sunday, June 16, 2024 in his Goodwill M…
Two Fake EFCC Operatives Bag 46 Years Jail Term in Lagos
Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, has sentenced the duo of Ugwu Pascal Chijioke and Ibrahim Sadiq Adekunle to 46 years imprisonment for impersonating operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, while executing a fake c…
EFCC Charges Casino, Gaming Operators on Compliance With AML/ CFT Regulations
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has charged operators in both the casino and gaming sectors in the country to comply with Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing (AML/CFT) laws in their operations. This call was made in Lagos on Thursday, June 13…
Tinubu Does not Interfere in the Works of EFCC–Olukoyede
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has greatly shown immense political will in the fight against economic and financial crimes by not interfering in the works of the Commission…
EFCC, FBI Strengthen Strategic Partnership
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI on Friday, June 14, 2024 brokered a renewed strategic alliance towards tackling the menace of internet crimes and other waves of emerging and old crimes that are of mutual interests to…
Alleged N15.8m Oil Fraud: Lagos Court Adjourns Trial of Businessman Till June 19
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, June 13, 2024, adjourned till June 19, 2024 adoption of final written addresses in the alleged N15,800,000.00 (Fifteen Million, Eight Hundred Naira) fraud involving one Balami Abdullahi. Abd…
EFCC Arrests 18 for Suspected Illegal Mining Activities in Ilorin
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested eighteen suspects for offences bordering on illegal mining activities. 13 truckloads with assorted solid minerals suspected to be lithium, marble stone, white powder, l…
Engineer, Five others Jailed for Internet Fraud in Ilorin
Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 sentenced a Civil Engineer, Abeeb Uthman Jasola to six months imprisonment for offences bordering on cybercrime and retention of proceeds of crime. Jasola was prosecuted alongside Oladim…
Yahaya Bello: Appeal Court Quashes Contempt Charge against EFCC, Olukoyede
The Court of Appeal, Abuja has quashed a previous ruling made by a Kogi State High Court against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, concerning a contempt case and restraining order filed by former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Be…
Alleged N80.2b Money Laundering: Court Shifts Yahaya Bello’s Arraignment to June 27
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, June 13, 2024 adjourned the arraignment proceedings of a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello to June 27, 2024. The adjournment followed discrepancies between the EFCC and defence counsels o…
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