EFCC Denies Receiving Pension Assets From Maina
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has denied the allegation that its officials shared 222 properties which the former Chairman of the Presidential Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina’s panel purportedly recovered from pension fund thieves. Ibrahim Magu,…
Court To Hear Union Bank’s Claim to Ownership of Forfeited Ikoyi Flat Jan 2018
Justice Saliu Saidu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has fixed January 12, 2018 for the hearing of an application filed by Union Bank Plc., claiming ownership of Flat 7b, No 16, Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos, where the sums of $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23, 218,000…
N97.3m Fraud: Court Dismisses Perm Sec’s Application To Stop Trial
Justice Babs Kuewumi of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, November 30, 2017, dismissed an application filed by a Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Illoh Clement, seeking to stop his trial for failure to make ful…
Court Adjourns Ex-Naval Boss, Jibrin’s Trial to Dec 8
Justice A. S. Umar of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court sitting in Maitama has fixed December 8 and 9, 2017 for further hearing in a case of N600million fraud involving a former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin. Jibrin is facing trial alongside Rear Ad…
EFCC Tenders More Document in Ghost worker’s Fraud Trial
The trial-within-trial in a case involving one Dairo Samson, who is facing eight counts of theft, criminal breach of trust and advance fee fraud continued on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 before Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Jabi, Ab…
Court Adjourns INEC Officials' N264.88m Fraud Case to Dec. 4
Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has adjourned further hearing in the case of three officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to December 4, 2017. The INEC officials- Christian Nwosu, Yisa Olanrewaju Adedoyin and Tij…
Falana: EFCC Replies Fayose
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, takes exception to the attempt by the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose to impugn the integrity of its Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, over the management of assets recovered from pension fraud suspects. The governor, who addressed t…
Subsidy Fraud: Witness Reveals How Eternal Oil MD, Others Forged 30 Documents To Defraud FG
At last, the trial of the trio of Mahmud Tukur, Abdullahi Alao and Ochonoghor Alex and their companies Eternal Plc and Axenergy has commenced, with a prosecution witness, Abdul-rasheed Bawa, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, telling Justice…
EFCC Statement There Are No 222 Pension Properties to Share! – EFCC
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to comments attributed to the Chairman of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee investigating the controversial reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Miana, Senator Emmanuel Paulker, alleging that officials of the…
"INTERROGATE YOUR PARENTS ABOUT SUDDEN RICHES"- EFCC'S OFFICIAL CHARGES STUDENTS
The Zonal Head of Operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Mr. Ishaq Salihu, has charged students across the country to always question their parents about sudden and un-earned riches. He gave the charge on Thursday in Port Ha…
EFCC Arraigns Ex-NSITF MD, Abubakar, 4 Others for N18bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Thursday, November 23, 2017, arraigned Umar Munir Abubakar, Henry Ekhasomi Sambo, Adebayo Adebowale Aderibigbe, Chief Richard U. Uche and Aderemi Adegboyega before Justice Silvanus Orji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court,…
Businessman Convicted for N23.5m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Gombe zonal office, secured the conviction of one Muhammad Abubakar Mubi to six months imprisonment before Justice M. J. Umar of the Federal High Court, Gombe on one count charge bordering on Obtaining Money by False Pretence. Mu…
Court Remands Suspect for N3.47m Job Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC Gombe Zonal office has arraigned one Ahmadu Mijinyawa before Justice A.M Shitu of the Federal High Court Bauchi on five counts of employment scam. Mijinyawa, a native of Darazo local Government Area of Bauchi State was arrested fo…
EFCC Kicks Off 2017 Anti-Corruption Day With Schools Debate
Activities to mark this year’s International Anti-Corruption Day kicked off at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Academy, Karu, Abuja, on Tuesday November 21, 2017 with the Annual School Debates. Of the eight schools invited, seven turned up.They are Roberto Sec…
Judge Withdraws From Justice Nganjiwa's N81m Bribery Case
The trial of Justice Hyeladzira Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court, Bayelsa Division could not continue today, Thursday November 22, 2017, as the trial judge, Justice Adedayo Akintoye of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere, disclosed that the case file had been transfe…
EFCC Presents Another Witness in N85m UTHC Procurement Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday 21 November, 2017 presented its sixth prosecution witness, in the trial of the Chief Medical Director of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, Professor Thomas U. Agan, and six others, allegedly involved…
EFCC Trains Officers of Nigerian Stock Exchange
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on November 20, 2017 at the EFCC Academy, Karu, Abuja, commenced a five-day training for Officers of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE. The training is part of capacity building designed to enhance the exchange of knowledge and s…
EFCC Re-Arraigns Two for N7.3bn Oil Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos zonal office, on Monday, November 20, 2017, re-arraigned the duo of Ogbor Elliot, Managing Director, Danium Energy Services Limited, and Godwin Okoronkwo, Managing Director, Petrosol Energy Limited, before Justice M.S. Has…
Re: DSS, EFCC in Fresh Face-Off over Invitation to SSS Operatives
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has been drawn to a report captioned, DSS, EFCC in fresh face-off over invitation of SSS operatives, which appeared in the Sunday Tribune newspaper of November 5, 2017. The report written by a certain Taiwo Adisa…
Jersey Island Gives Conditions for Return of $300m Abacha Loot
The government of Jersey Island insists that the Abacha loot would not be released to Nigeria if a third party representation is brought into the picture. The Honourable Minister and Attorney General of Jersey Island, Robert J. MacRae QC disclosed this on Tuesday, November 7, 201…
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