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…
Court Sends Nine Internet Fraudsters to Jail in Benin City
Nine internet fraudsters were on Tuesday and Wednesday April 23 & 24, 2024 convicted and sentenced to various jail terms by Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City. The convicts are Andrew Ayakanmi Joshua, Obazee Marvellous, Osiobe Joshua, Osarie…
Abuja Court Jails Two Internet Fraudsters
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Command, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 secured the conviction and sentence of two internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The convicts, Adeleye Olanrewaju and Ayo Olaosebiomo were convicted by Justice I. Mohammed of…
Alleged N3bn Fraud: How Oyo-Ita, Allies Diverted Public Funds to Private Companies
Prosecution Witness Eight, (PW8), Hamma Adama Bello in the trial of former Head of Service (HoS), Winifred Oyo-Ita on Thursday, April 25, 2024 narrated before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, how the defendant and her subordinates diverted public…
EFCC Arrests Nine Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Port Harcourt
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. They were arrested following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet-r…
EFCC Arraigns Two Chinese, Company for Alleged Illegal Mining in Ilorin
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, April 22, 2024 arraigned two Chinese: Duan Ya Hong and Xiao Yi alongside their company, Ebuy Concept Limited before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin over…
ONSA Arms Deal: N4.6b was Traced to Bafarawa’s Son-Witness Tells Court
The Second Prosecution Witness, 2PW, Hamza Abdullahi in the trial-within-trial of former Sokoto State governor, Attahiru Bafarawa and four others, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, told Justice Y. Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, that a sum of N4.633billion w…
Gombe Court Jails Charcoal Producer for N7m Fraud
Justice H.H. Kereng of the Gombe State High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State has convicted and sentenced President of National Association of Charcoal Producers and Exporters , Edu Babatunde Azeez to one year imprisonment. Azeez and his company, Ablims Limited were jailed on T…
Show Public Resentment against Corruption-Olukoyede Charges Corps members
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, across the country to show public resentment against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption, in order…
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