EFCC PRESS STATEMENT: Immigration CG Not Under Investigation
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is aware of reports in the media about alleged visa racketeering involving some officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, especially subtle insinuations about assumed investigation of the Comptroller General of the Immig…
Olukoyede at NACIWA Leadership Conference: Integrity Key to Sustainable Development
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and President, Network of Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa, NACIWA, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has identified integrity as a critical and compelling need for sustainable development of nations and ins…
Alleged N1.35b Fraud: Again, Absence of Defence Counsel Stalls Trial of Lamido, Sons
The trial of a former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido and his two sons, Aminu Lamido and Mustapha Lamido at the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu was again stalled on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 due to the absence of the lead defence counsel, Joe Agi,…
Warri Court Jails 12 for Naira Abuse
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of 12 individuals for naira mutilation and abuse before Justice Hyeladzira Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State. The convicts are Abimbola Dol…
Court Sentences Man to One Year Imprisonment for Illegal Foreign Exchange Transactions in Lagos
Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, July 20, 2026, convicted and sentenced one Basiru Hassan to one year imprisonment for engaging in foreign exchange transactions outside the official foreign exchange market. Hassan was arraigned b…
Alleged N15.6b Fraud: First Prosecution Witness Testifies against Ayeni
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, July 20, 2026, presented the First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Remigus Ugwu against Tunde Ayeni, former Chairman, Board of Directors of the defunct Skye Bank Plc (now Polaris Bank Limited) in his trial before Justice Ju…
Alleged N1.35b Fraud: Absence of Defence Counsel Stalls Trial of Lamido, Sons
The trial of the former Jigawa State governor and his two sons, Aminu Lamido and Mustapha Lamido at the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu was stalled on Monday, July 20, 2026 due to the absence of the lead defence counsel, Joe Agi, SAN. The Economic…
EFCC Arraigns Former MD Of Warri Refinery for Alleged N1.339bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned the former Managing Director of Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company Ltd, Jimoh Olasunkanmi Yisawu before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja for alleged money laundering to the tune o…
Alleged $2.33m Money Laundering: Court Grants Miyyeti Allah Leader Bodejo ₦2bn Bail
Justice I.E Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, July 20, 2026, granted the leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo bail in the sum of ₦2 billion with two sureties in like sum. Justice Ekwo held that the two sureties must be responsible p…
Court Orders Final Forfeiture of 52 Houses in Lagos
Justice Alexandra Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, ordered the final forfeiture of 52 terrace and maisonette units located in the Lekki area of Lagos. The properties, located at Mercyville Estate, Covenant Way, off New Road, I…
Alleged Money Laundering : EFCC Faults Defence Counsel’s Ploy to Delay Trial in Uyo
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, has frowned at the delay tactics being employed in the trial of Musa Saliu Adekunle, who is being prosecuted by the Commission on five-count charges bordering on money laundering, obtaining by false pretence and conspiracy befo…
Enugu Court Jails Fake Prophet for N136.4m Fraud
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of one Godwin Sunday Ajuluchukwucheya (a.k.a Prophet Sunday Koboko) before Justice H. O. Eya of the Enugu State High Court, sitting in Independence Layout. T…
N90 Million Fraud: Court Jails Man for Eight Years, Three Months Over Money Laundering in Lagos
Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, July 17, 2026, convicted and sentenced Fidelix Samuel Ebuka to eight years and three months' imprisonment for money laundering. Ebuka was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic…
Emefiele: Supreme Court Affirms Final Forfeiture of Properties, $2 Million, Share Certificates to Government
The Supreme Court on Friday, July 17, 2026 affirmed the final forfeiture of seven landed properties, the sum of $2,045,000 (Two Million, Forty-Five Thousand United States Dollars) and share certificates linked to a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele,…
Court Convicts Two for impersonating EFCC Officers
Justice M. Zubairu of the Federal Capital Territory, High Court Jikwoyi, Abuja on Thursday, July 16, 2026 convicted Haruna Mamuda and Sadiq Umar for parading themselves as officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to defraud the public. They were convicted on…
Alleged $700,000 Fraud: Court Adjourns Trial of Impersonators of EFCC Officers till Oct 21
Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, High Court, Apo, Abuja, on Thursday, July 16, 2026, adjourned the trial of Ojobo Joshua and Aliyu Hashim, till October 21, 2026. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting both defendants on amende…
Olukoyede Calls for All-inclusive Efforts in AML/CFT Framework Implementation
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has called for all-inclusive efforts in the implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing, AML/CFT framework, noting that it is the only way to defeat the tw…
Alleged Unlawful Naira Redesign: Absence of Emefiele, Counsel Stalls Trial
The absence of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, and his counsel, Olalekan Ojo, SAN, on Thursday, July 16, 2026, stalled the continuation of his trial before Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Ab…
EFCC Re-arraigns Tunde Ayeni for Alleged N15.6b Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, July 16, 2026, re-arraigned Tunde Ayeni, before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Apo, for fraud. Ayeni, a former Chairman, Board of Directors of the defunct Skye Bank Plc, (…
Aisha Achimugu: Court Grants Final Forfeiture of N4.6b Jewelries, N4.3b Exotic Cars, $50, 000 , N30, 000,000 to Government
A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, has granted a final forfeiture order of properties linked to a business woman, Ms Aisha Achimugu to the federal government. The properties include jewelries worth N4,645,170, 294.9 billion (Four Billion, Six Hund…
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