NSCDC Officer Convicted for Job Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on December 12, 2017 secured the conviction of one Joshua Dan-Daura a Deputy Superintendent of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps,NSCDC, who was prosecuted for job scam before Justice Dije Abdu Aboki of the Kano State High C…
Bribery: Judge Hands Off Justice Yunusa's Case
The scheduled arraignment of Justice Mohammed Yunusa, a dismissed judge of the Federal High Court, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja suffered a setback today, Wednesday, December 13, 2017 as the prosecution was informed that the case file had been…
Man Docked for Issuance of N2.1m Dud Cheques
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC ,Enugu Zonal Office on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 arraigned one Uwakwe Osita Samuel before Justice C.O. Ajah of Enugu State High Court on a three-count charge bordering on Issuance of Dud Cheque to the tune of N2,100,000 (Two Mil…
Ribadu Tasks Financial Institutions on Corruption
The pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu has urged financial institutions to actively contribute their quota to the fight against corruption by resisting and exposing corruption through anti-money laundering policies. He made the cal…
N2bn Scam: Court Grants Oronsaye Leave to Travel
Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja has granted a former Head of Service, HoS of the Federation, Stephen Oronsaye, who is standing trial for a N2 billion pension fraud, the permission to travel to India for medicals and to return for continuation of his tria…
Anti-graft Day: Okei-Odumakin, Others Urge Nigerians To Embrace Anti-corruption War
The Head of Operations, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos zonal office, Garba Dugum, has urged Nigerians to join hands with the leadership of the Commission in its ongoing war against corruption and economic crimes. He said looters of the nation’s wealth would…
Nganjiwa: EFCC to Appeal Ruling by Court of Appeal
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is to appeal against the ruling of the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal, which today held that the agency lacked powers to investigate or prosecute serving judicial officials except where such officers have been dismissed b…
How General Atewe, Received N8bn From NIMASA Account-Witness
A prosecution witness, Adamu Yusuf, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, December 8, 2017, told Justice A.O. Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how a former Commander of the Military Joint Task Force, JTF, Operat…
How General Atewe, Received N8bn From NIMASA Account-Witness
A prosecution witness, Adamu Yusuf, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, December 8, 2017, told Justice A.O. Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how a former Commander of the Military Joint Task Force, JTF, Operat…
EX ENUGU CJ, UMEZULIKE LOSES APPEAL AGAINST FORFEITURE OF HIS ACCOUNT
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at the Court of Appeal, Enugu secured a landmark Judgement when the appellate court dismissed the appeal by former Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice Innocent Umezulike challenging the interim forfe…
Absence of Defence Counsel Stalls Omokore's $1.6bn Oil Fraud Trial
The trial of Jide Omokore, an ally of Diezani Alison-Madueke, for a $1.6billion fraud could not continue on Friday, December 8, 2017, due to the absence of defence counsel, Tayo Oyetibo, SAN. Omokore, Chairman of Atlantic Energy Brass Development limited, Atlantic Energy Drlling…
Court Orders Temporary Forfeiture of Lagos Director’s N28.5m, Property
Justice Rilwan M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, December 7, 2017, ordered a temporary forfeiture of the sum of N28, 500, 000( Twenty-eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira) and several houses allegedly belonging to a Director of Accoun…
Money Laundering: Court Orders Congolese Bizman To Forfeit $700,000 To FG
Justice Rilwan M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has ordered the forfeiture of the sum of $700,000 out of the $1, 909,140 laundered by a businessman, Ani Paulinus Onyeka, to the Federal Government. Onyeka was arrested on February 23, 2014 with the sum of…
Court Adjourns Ex-State House Physician, Fiberesima's N258.9m Fraud Trial to Jan. 16
Justice Peter Affen of the FCT High Court, Maitama on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 adjourned to January 16, 2018, for adoption of addresses in a no- case submission by former President Goodluck Jonathan’s Chief Physician, Fortune Fiberesima.Fiberesima is facing a 6-count charge of a…
Dasukigate: Court Adjourns Ex-Sokoto Gov., Bafarawa, Son Trial to Feb. 15
J ustice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 adjourned further hearing in the criminal charge of diverting $2.1billion meant for the purchase of arms, involving former Sokoto State Governor, Atta…
Court Remands Three For Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Maiduguri zonal office, on Monday, December 4, 2017 arraigned the trio of Philip Power, Attah Adoga and Christopher Wema before Justice Fadawu Umar of the State High Court, Maiduguri, Borno State on a 2-count charge of conspirac…
Appeal Court Returns Lamido’s Case to Justice Ademola
The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal, on December 6, 2017 set aside order of then Chief Judge of the Federal High Court Abuja, Justice Ibrahim Auta, re-assigning the trial of Sule Lamido, from Justice Adeniyi Ademola, to Justice Babatunde Quadri. Lamido, a former governor of…
EFCC Raises Alarm Over Job Scam
It has come to the knowledge of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that some unscrupulous individuals are seeking to exploit the current recruitment exercise in the Commission for private gain by soliciting payment from unsuspecting job seekers in order to facilitate th…
Femi Adesina’s Impostor Jailed 8Year
A fraudster who impersonated the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, and attempted to fleece a Bayero University don of N300, 000 for a nonexistent appointment in the Presidency has been convicted. Christian Efe Oyovweyho was today December 5 co…
N10m Fraud: How Ex-Enugu Chief Judge Umezuluike Misled NJC -Witness
Usman, who was led in evidence by prosecution counsel, Wahab Shittu, told Justice A.O. Onovo of an Enugu State High Court that Umezuluike deliberately twisted the facts, in order to portray himself as someone who was not influenced by the donation. "Our investigation in this case…
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