EFCC to Arraign Maina, Friday as he Forfeits 23 Properties to FG
Justice Folashade Giwa Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday October 22, 2019, gave an order, authorising the federal government to take over 23 properties belonging to the former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina. This comes as…
EFCC Arrests Ismaila Mustapha ( a.k.a Mompha) for Alleged Fraud and Money Laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, has arrested a social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha popularly known as Mompha for alleged involvement in internet related fraud and money laundering. The suspect was arrested on Friday 18 October, 2019 at…
Court Orders Interim Forfeiture of Kola Aluko’s N6.42bn Properties
Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, ordered the temporary forfeiture of some landed properties valued at N6.42bn belonging to Kola Aluko, an ally of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madue…
Anti-graft War: Senate Lauds EFCC’s Consistency
It was plaudits all the way for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today, October 22, 2019 in Abuja as the yearly workshop on financial and economic crimes investigation and prosecution for judicial officers got underway at the National Judicial Institute, Jabi. Ahmed L…
EFCC Records 882 Convictions in 10 Months, Budgets N30.9bn for 2020
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 disclosed that the agency earned a record of 882 convictions between January and October this year. Magu made the disclosure as he defended the Commission's 2020 budget of N30.9…
N2bn Contract Scam: EFCC Presents 12th Witness against Oronsanye
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, on October 21,2019 presented the 12th Prosecution Witness (PW12), Alhaji Garba Yusuf, against Stephen Oronsanye, former Head of Service HoS of the Federation, before Justice l.E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja.…
Court Orders Forfeiture of Saraki's Property
A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday October 21, 2019 ordered the temporary forfeiture of two properties located in Ikoyi area of Lagos State and belonging to the immediate past Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, to the Federal Government. The Ilorin Zonal Offi…
Oil Adulteration: EFCC Hands 26 Suspects to NAFDAC in Gombe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Gombe Zonal office has handed over 26 suspects arrested for production and sale of adulterated palm oil in Gombe, to the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC. The suspects Yahaya Sanusi, Mohammed Abu…
EFCC Arraigns ECOWAS Secretariat Staff for N587.7m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, October 18, 2019, arraigned one Muhammad Dangana before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja on a 15-count charge, bordering on criminal diversion of funds, misappropriation and money launderin…
EFCC ARRAIGNS TWO SUSPECTED FRAUDSTERS IN PORT HARCOURT
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal office on Friday, October 18, 2019 arraigned Confidence Okeagu and Chisom Ordu before Justice A.T.Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, River State. Okeagu was arraigned on a four-count…
EFCC Nabs Sokoto Director, Recovers N6.7m Alleged 'Stolen' Staff Salaries
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal Office, on Friday, October 18, 2019 arrested Danladi Chindo, Director of Finance, Ministry of Local Government, Sokoto, and Nasiru Umar of the same ministry. They were arrested for an alleged conspiracy, abuse of of…
EFCC Secures Conviction of Fraudster in Sokoto
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal Office, on Friday, October 18, 2019 secured the conviction of one Momoh Ibrahim Onimisi before Justice Malami Umar Dogondaji of Sokoto State High Court. Onimisi was convicted on a one-count charge of intent to defra…
Employment Scam: Three Civil Servants Plead Guilty in Kano
Three staff of Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA): Nazifi Ali Cigari, Abbas Tijjani and Ado Aminu on Thursday, October 17, 2019 pleaded guilty to an amended one-count charge of retention of proceeds of crime before Justice O.A Egwuatu of the Federal High Court Kano. In view of the…
Alleged N108m SMEDAN Fraud: EFCC Presents Fourth Witness against Masari
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, presented a fourth Prosecution Witness (PW4) in the ongoing trial of the former director general of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN, Umar Bature Masari, befo…
EFCC ARRESTS NINE FOR CYBERFRAUD
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Office on Friday October 18, 2019 arrested nine suspected cyber crime fraudsters at Mexmemphis Properties and Apartments, Maryland District, Enugu. The suspects, Precious Ibegbulem, Michael Odishi,Ebuka Kenneth, Akab…
N14bn Police Pension Fraud: Dangabar’s Death Stalls Trial, EFCC to Amend Charges
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday October 17, 2019, filed a motion before Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja to amend the charges in the criminal breach of trust and fraud to the tune of N14 billion in the…
EFCC Arraigns Man for Giving it False Information
The Kano Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, November 18, 2019, arraigned one Abdullahi Tijjani before Justice O.A Egwuatu of the Federal High Court Kano, on a one-count charge of deceiving the Commission with false information. The defe…
SIM Swap Fraud: Court Revokes Bail of Fake Military Officer
Justice Agathar Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Thursday, October 17, 2019, revoked the bail granted on March 27, 2019, to Asoqwo Henry Mfon, a fake military officer who is being prosecuted by the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial…
Two Rogue Oil Dealers Jailed In Uyo
Two rogue oil dealers, Ekerette Emmanuel and Christopher Uko Ubong, were on Thursday, October 17, 2019, convicted and sentenced to one year imprisonment each without the option of fine by Justice Agathar Okeke of the Federal High Court, Uyo. The convicts were arraigned on Wednesd…
N450 Million Fraud: EFCC Presents more Witnesses against Yuguda, others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has presented three more witnesses in the ongoing trial of Ambassador Bashir Yuguda, former governor of Zamfara State, Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi, Aminu Ahmed Nahuche and Ibrahim Mallaha before honorable Justice Fatima Aminu of the Fe…
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