Court Jails 15 Internet Fraudsters in Benin City
The Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday and Tuesday, May 13 & May 14, 2024 secured the conviction of 15 internet fraudsters before Justices Efe Ikponmwonba and M. Itsueli of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City. The convi…
Alleged $6bn Fraud: Agunloye Loses Bid to Stop Prosecution
Justice Jude Onwueguzie of the Federal Capital Territory High, FCT, Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 dismissed a preliminary objection brought by ex-minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye challenging the powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commis…
Olukoyede Seeks Review of BPP Act
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 called for a review of the Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP Act, stressing that it will greatly enhance the anti-corruption fight. Olukoyede, while playing h…
Olukoyede to CSOs: Stop Support for Corruption
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has charged Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, across the country to distance themselves from corrupt elements who advance the cause of bad governance with no consideration for the plight of…
EFCC Arrests 23 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Enugu
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested twenty-three (23) suspected internet fraudsters in Enugu State. The suspects were arrested on May 10, 2024 in Igboeze, Nsukka and Enugu metropolis following actionable intel…
EFCC Arrests 13 Fake BDC Operators in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested thirteen fake bureau de change operators in Lagos. They were arrested for operating BDC without an appropriate licence. The suspects are: Abdulahi Musa, Garba Abdullahi, Dau…
EFCC, Police and Army Strengthen Ties against Corruption
The Acting Zonal Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Uyo Zonal Command , Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE 1 Oshodi Johnson has called for greater collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force in the fight against economic and financial crimes. He mad…
Alleged N178m Land Fraud: Witness Narrates how UniJos Union Leaders Defrauded Members
The Fourth Prosecution Witness , PW4, Bitrus Sambo Bako in the trial of Kassam Kopte and Yakubu Zwalnan, former Chairman and Secretary of the University of Jos Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions respectively on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 narrated before…
EFCC Arraigns Two for N12.9m Fraud in Maiduguri
The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 13, 2024, arraigned Babakura Muhammad Nur and Kaltum Mustapha for criminal misappropriation to the tune of N12,950,000( Twelve Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira only) Th…
EFCC Arrests Two in Kaduna for Counterfeiting $81,700
Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested the duo of Abdullahi Yahaya and Ibrahim Haruna in Kaduna metropolis for their suspected involvement in currency counterfeiting. Upon arrest, a total sum of $81,700 (Eighty-…
Court Jails Two Nine Years in Gombe
Justice Abdulhamid Yakubu of the Gombe State High Court, sitting in Gombe, on Monday, May 13, 2024 convicted and sentenced the duo of Abdulwahab. A. Magaji and Salihu Musa to nine years imprisonment for employment fraud and intent to defraud. Magaji faced a one-count charge of em…
Court Grants Final Forfeiture of Telecom Experts’ Fraudulent Property in Enugu
Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, May 13, 2024, ordered the final forfeiture of a parcel of land measuring 2348.072 square metres in Enugu State recovered from the duo of Babatunde Said Adeola and Kingsley Ifeanyi Adonu to the…
Court Jails Fake BDC Operator in Maiduguri
Justice A.K Dagat of the Federal High Court, Maiduguri on Thursday, May 9, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Bana Alhaji Lawan to one year imprisonment. Lawan was arraigned by the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one count charge…
EFCC Arrests 26 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Port Harcourt
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 26 (twenty six) suspected internet fraudsters on May 6 & May 9, 2024 at the Nigeria Television Authority, NTA and Choba axes of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. They wer…
EFCC Reiterates Commitment to Tackling Illegal Mining Activities in Kwara
The Acting Zonal Director of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Harry Erin, has restated the resolve of the Commission to continually check the menace of illegal mining activities in Kwara State. He gave this assurance on Wednesday, Ma…
ISSAN Seeks Closer Collaboration with EFCC on Cyber Security
The Information Security Society of Africa – Nigeria, ISSAN), has called for stronger and closer collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in safeguarding the cyber space for more effective fight against internet fraud and other financial crimes in Nig…
Defendants Lose Bid to Frustrate $10,000 Fraud Trial in Kwara
Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court, Ilorin on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, struck out the objection against the admissibility of the statements tendered by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in a $10,000 fraud trial of an Ilo…
Olukoyede Cautions Bank Compliance Officers against Unauthorized Disclosure of EFCC’s Investigation Activities
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called on Compliance Officers of Banks across the country to desist from unauthorized disclosure of EFCC’s investigation activities and request from banks to their customers. He ma…
N80.2billion Alleged Fraud: Court Insists on Yahya Bello’s Appearance for Arraignment
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja on Friday, May 10, insisted on the physical appearance of the former governor of Kogi State, Mr Yahaya Adoza Bello for arraignment before any of his applications can be entertained by the court. The judge further held…
EFCC Arrests 44 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Calabar
Investigators at the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested forty-four(44) suspected internet fraudsters. The suspected fraudsters were arrested in an early morning sting operation on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Satellite town, Tinapa…
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