Court Jails Former Banker 121years for N112m Fraud in Onitsha
Justice S. N. Odili of the Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha, Anambra State, has convicted and sentenced a former manager with First City Monument Bank, FCMB, Onitsha branch, Nwachukwu Placidus, to a cumulative 121 years imprisonment for diverting fixed deposit funds of…
EFCC Arrests 20 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Sapele
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday May 3, 2024 arrested 20 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Sapele, Delta State. The suspects were arrested following actionable intelligence on their suspec…
Internet Fraudster Bags 7years in Port Harcourt
Justice P.M Ayua of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt , Rivers State has convicted and sentenced one Odinakachi Prince Onyeoziri to seven years imprisonment. He was jailed after pleading guilty to three-count charges bordering on internet fraud contrary to Section 1…
EFCC, Police Renew Bond in Sokoto
The Commissioner of Police, Sokoto State , CP Aliu H. Kaigama has reaffirmed that the bond between the EFCC and the Nigeria Police Force is strong and can never be broken. The CP , while playing host to the new Ag. Director, EFCC Sokoto Zonal Command, ACE Nwanneka Nwokike, traced…
NIS Seeks Stronger Collaboration with EFCC
The Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, Rivers State Command, has called for stronger collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for more credible intelligence sharing in tackling economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption in the country…
EFCC Cautions Students against Internet Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has charged students of the Federal Science and Technical College, Ukana Offot, Akwa Ibom State, to abhor all forms of internet crimes, and imbibe tenets of integrity. This charge was given on Friday April 26, 2024, by the Head,…
Failure of Compliance, Root of Corruption -Olukoyede
The Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has described compliance with rules and regulations as the key to growth and development, stressing that lack of it was at the root of corruption in the country. He made this disclosure in…
Naira Abuse: Court Adjourns Cubana’s Trial till June 5
Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, May 2, 2024 adjourned further hearing in the trial of Pascal Okechukwu, a.k.a. Cubana Chief till June 5, 2024. Okejukwu was arraigned on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 by the EFCC on a three-count…
EFCC Arrests 23 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Ebonyi
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested twenty-three (23) suspected internet fraudsters in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. The suspects were arrested in the early hours of Thursday, May 2, 2024 following actionable intell…
Japanese Agency Backs Olukoyede’s Focus on Economic Development
The Japan International Cooperation Agency ,JICA, has thrown its weight behind the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede in his determined bid to use the fight against economic and financial crimes as a potent weapon of achiev…
Man Bags Seven Years for Employment Fraud in Port Harcourt
The Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, April 26, 2024 secured the conviction and sentence of one Abraham Walson at the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State before Justice U.N Amogoh . He was arraigned…
EFCC Arraigns Kwara Ex-Finance Commissioner for N1.22bn Fraud
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday April 29, 2024 arraigned a former Commissioner for Finance in Kwara State, Ademola Banu before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin over alleged money launderi…
EFCC Arrests 13 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Abuja
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Command have arrested 13( thirteen) suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja. They were arrested at the Kubwa axis of Abuja following actionable intelligence about their suspected involvement in internet-…
EFCC Reaffirms Commitment to Fight against Cyber Crimes
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has restated its commitment to the fight against cyber crimes, stressing that the crimes have become an organized threat and onslaught to the development of nations. This disclosure was made in Abuja on Monday, April 29, 2024 by…
Court Grants EFCC Order to Freeze 1146 Suspicious Accounts
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Wednesday 24, April, 2024 granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, an interim order to freeze One Thousand, One Hundred and Forty Six(1,146) bank accounts belonging to individuals and companies being inves…
EFCC Grills 13 Suspected Oil Thieves in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced investigation of 13 suspected oil thieves and a vessel, MT SWEET MIRI, handed over to the Commission by the Nigerian Navy NNS Beecroft, Apapa, Lagos State. The suspects are…
Court Jails Man for N12m Inheritance Fraud in Maiduguri
The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, secured the conviction and sentence of one Isiyaku Ibrahim before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri. He was arraigned on July 3, 2023, on o…
EFCC Arraigns Four for Alleged Obstruction of Justice in Kaduna
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, April, 24, 2024 arraigned four suspects before Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna. They were docked for alleged obstruction of lawful duty and assault against office…
Restructuring of EFCC : Olukoyede Appoints Chief of Staff, Zonal Directors
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has appointed Mr. Michael Nzekwe as his Chief of Staff. He has also appointed Zonal Directors for each of the 14 Zonal Commands of the Commission. Nzekwe, topnotch investigator, lawyer…
EFCC Taskforce Arrests 34 Suspected Currency Speculators in Abuja
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, attached to the Taskforce on Currency mutilation, Dollarization of the Economy and Forex Malpractice, have arrested 34 suspected currency speculators for alleged foreign exchange fraud. They were arrested on Friday…
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