Court Jails Eight Undergraduates, Six Others for Internet Fraud in Benin City
Thirteen internet fraudsters were on Thursday February 22, 2024 convicted and sentenced to various jail terms by Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State. Eight of them: Ayodeji Emmanuel, Oyebade Johnpeace Jesustofunmi, Babatunde Oluwapelum…
EFCC Arrests 27 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Bauchi
Operatives of the Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, February 22, 2024, arrested 27 suspected internet fraudsters. They were arrested at D&D Apartment and Bubes Hotel, Yelwa, Bauchi State, following credible information on thei…
Court Jails Eight Undergraduates, Six Others for Internet Fraud in Benin City
Thirteen internet fraudsters were on Thursday February 22, 2024 convicted and sentenced to various jail terms by Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State. Eight of them: Ayodeji Emmanuel, Oyebade Johnpeace Jesustofunmi, Babatunde Oluwapelum…
EFCC Arraigns Former Kwara Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed for N10bn Fraud
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the immediate past governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin. He was arraigned on a 12-count charge bordering o…
Sahara Reporters’ Blatant Lies About EFCC’s Operations at KWASU
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, wishes to alert the public about a false story published by an online news platform, Sahara Reporters and headlined: “BREAKING: Operatives of Anti-Graft Agency, EFCC, NDLEA Shoot At Students During Raid on Kwara State University…
EFCC Arrests 50 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Kwara
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 48 students of the Kwara State University, KWASU, and two others for offences bordering on internet fraud. They were arrested on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 in their vario…
Olukoyede Bags CIFCFIN’s Fellowship
The Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria, CIFCFIN, on Thursday, February 22, 2024 conferred its Fellowship on the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Mr Ola Olukoyede. The fellowship, the highest p…
Olukoyede Bags CIFCFIN’s Fellowship
The Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria, CIFCFIN, on Thursday, February 22, 2024 conferred its Fellowship on the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Mr Ola Olukoyede. The fellowship, the highest p…
EFCC, JTF Arrest 115 Suspected Currency Racketeers in Enugu…. Recover N110m, $8,368
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in conjunction with a Joint Task Force comprising five teams from the Nigeria Police Force and three teams from the Nigeria Customs Service on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 arrested 115 (One hun…
NTA, EFCC Collaborate on Corruption Fight
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has described the fight against corruption as a fight that cannot be won by the Commission alone stressing that there is need for collaboration among all stakeholders. He stated this on Tu…
EFCC, NUPENG Join Forces against Oil Theft
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 sought the collaboration of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to fight the scourge of illegal oil bunkering across the country. This request was made on Wednesday in…
EFCC, NCC Parley Against Internet Fraud
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has called for a broad-based collaboration and synergy between the Commission and the Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC in tackling the menace of internet fraud across the country. H…
Olukoyede Charges Banks’ CEOs to Play by the Rules in Fight Against Corruption
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called on Chief Executive Officers, CEOs of banks across the country to always abide by extant regulations and rules in their practices as effective means of tackling economic and…
EFCC Arrests 'Pilot' for N1bn Fraud in Kaduna
Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Captain Nuhu Haruna for an alleged criminal breach of trust to the tune of N1,020,000.000( One Billion, Twenty Million Naira only). The suspect was arrested when a peti…
EFCC Arrests Six Suspected Currency Racketeers in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested six persons for their alleged involvement in currency racketeering and the sale of new naira notes for commercial purposes. The suspects are: Adebayo Amupitan, Alimat Oyebod…
Alleged N2bn FIRS Fraud: Defence Counsel’s Absence Stalls Ita’s Trial
The ongoing trial of Emmanuella Eteta Ita, Head of Stakeholders Unit of the Federal Inland Revenue Services, FIRS and her Surestart School Limited was stalled on Monday, February 19, 2024 due to the absence of defence counsel, Paul Erokoro, SAN. Ita and Surestart School Limited a…
EFCC Arraigns Bureau de Change Operator for N998.4m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, February 19,2024 arraigned Husaini Mohammed Auwal and his company, Humak Global Business Links before Justice J.O Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja for alleged illegal financial transactions to the tune of N…
Court Jails Two Undergraduates, Four Others in Osun, Oyo
The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of two undergraduates of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU and four others to various jail terms for their involvement in internet fraud. The undergraduates, Gb…
Again, EFCC Arrests Two Chinese for Illegal Mining in Ilorin
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Sunday, February 18, 2024 arrested another two Chinese over offences bordering on illegal mining activities. The suspects are: Xiao Yi, 50 and Duan Yahong, 52. The two expatriates wer…
EFCC Arrests 11 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Abuja
Operatives of the Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, EFCC, have arrested 11(eleven) suspected internet fraudsters. They were arrested on Monday, February 19, 2024 at a nightclub in the Wuse area of Abuja following credible intelligence about…
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