EFCC Arrests Seven for Alleged Illegal Mining Activities in Ilorin
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested seven suspects for offences bordering on illegal mining activities, and two others for offering N1.2million bribe to compromise the operatives of the Commission. The arrest,…
EFCC Arrests 11 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Kaduna
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Command, have arrested 11 suspected internet fraudsters in the Kaduna metropolis. Specifically, they were arrested at Apple Gate Hotel, Karji and Barnawa in Kaduna State following credible information…
EFCC Arrests One for Alleged Naira Abuse in Gombe
Investigators at the Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, have arrested one Zachariyya Muhammad for allegedly abusing the Nigerian currency in Gombe State . Muhammad was arrested on Saturday, May 25, 2024 based on intelligence linking him wi…
Beware of Rising Phishing Activities
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, wishes to alert the public of an alarming rise in phishing activities targeting unsuspecting individuals across various digital platforms. In recent months, the Commission has observed a surge in fraudulent schemes designed to d…
Sextortion: FBI’s Witness Revealed How Defendant Demanded $200 From Late Victim
Ayotunde Solademi, a Foreign Service National Investigator with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI and second prosecution witness, PW2, in the ongoing trial of Muideen Olamilekan Teslim, on Monday, May 27, 2024, told Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting…
EFCC Arrests 26 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Abuja
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Command on Wednesday, May 23, 2024 arrested 26 suspected internet fraudsters. They were arrested at New Nyanya, Nasarawa State following actionable intelligence about their suspected involvement in frau…
EFCC Arrests Two for Currency Racketeering in Enugu
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested the duo of Nweke Daniel Kelechi and Iroude Chibuzor in connection with alleged currency racketeering of N850, 000. 00 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira). They were arre…
EFCC Re-Arraigns Ex-SMEDAN Boss, Masari for Alleged N119m Money Laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, May 23, 2024, re-arraigned the former Director General of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN, Bature Umar Masari on an amended 22- count charge of alleged money laundering before Just…
EFCC Re-Arraigns Ex-SMEDAN Boss, Masari for Alleged N119m Money Laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, May 23, 2024, re-arraigned the former Director General of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN, Bature Umar Masari on an amended 22- count charge of alleged money laundering before Just…
EFCC Arraigns Two for Possession of Solid Minerals without Licence
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 arraigned two persons for offences bordering on possession of solid minerals without lawful authority. They are Nura Lawal and Tunde Jimoh. The defendants were arraigned on o…
EFCC Mourns Lamorde
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, received with shock the sudden death of one of its former Executive Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde. Lamorde, pioneer Director of Operations and third substantive Chairman of the EFCC between February 15, 2012 and November 9, 2015…
Lagos Court Jails Man Four Years For Defrauding British Airways N35.6m
Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, May 23, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Idris Bakare to four years imprisonment for defrauding British Airways the sum of N35.6million. He was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Command of t…
EFCC Arraigns Fake BDC Operator, One other for Currency Racketeering in Enugu
The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Friday, May 24, 2024 arraigned the duo of Onwuka Chimezie Henry and Ekene Ibegbu before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State on a two-count ch…
EFCC Arrests 46 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Awka
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested Forty-six (46) suspected internet fraudsters, in Awka metropolis, Anambra State. The suspects were arrested during a sting operation, in the early hours of Friday, May 24, 20…
Alleged N20m Fraud: Court Fixes July 1 For Judgment of Three Defendants in Lagos
Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday, May 22, 2023, fixed July 1, 2024 for judgment in the trial of the trio of Ugorji Clinton, Obinanwa Abiodun and Kehinde Adewusi, who are facing trial over an alleged N20m fraud. They are being pros…
EFCC Launches Zero Tolerance Club in Crescent University
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 22, 2023, inaugurated a Zero Tolerance Club at the Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State, in furtherance of its sensitization campaigns against corrupt practices. Speaking at the event to mark the National…
EFCC, Police Strengthen Ties against Corruption
The Acting Director of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Michael T. Wetkas, has called for greater collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, in the fight against economic and financial crimes. He made the call on Wednesday, May…
Court Jails Man for Spraying Naira Notes in Benin City
Justice C.A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City has convicted and sentenced one Osazee Kenneth Imagbenikaro to jail for spraying naira notes. Imagbenikaro was convicted on a two count charge for offence bordering on spraying naira notes on Thursday May 16, 20…
Benin Court Sends Three Oil Thieves to Jail
Justice I. M. Sani of the Federal High Court, Warri on Tuesday May 21, 2024 convicted and sentenced the trio of John Ofuafo Stanley, Ogba Joseph and Samson E. Ogbevire to various jail terms for illegally dealing in petroleum products. They were jailed after pleading guilty to a t…
Confederation Cup: EFCC FC defeats EDEL FC 5-4
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Football Club, EFCC FC on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 defeated its counterpart, EDEL FC in the ongoing Federation Cup in a crucial match that ended 5-4. The game which took place at the Kwara State Stadium, Ilorin, in front of sport…
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