Court Jails Internet Fraudster Nine Months, Remands Another In Prison Custody
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Wednesday October 9, 2019, secured the conviction and sentencing of one Ayodeji Samuel Alaja to nine months imprisonment for possession of fraudulent documents before Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special…
EFCC Recovers N65m from Zamfara INEC Office
The Sokoto Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today October 9, 2019 carried out an operation at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Zamfara State leading to the recovery of N65, 548, 000 (Sixty five Million, Five H…
EFCC Re-arraigns Atiku’s Son-in-Law, Abdullahi Babalele for $140,000 Money Laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Thursday, October 8, 2019, re-arraigned one Abdullahi Babalele before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on a two-count charge bordering on money laundering to the…
EFCC Brainstorms Strategic Focus for Its Public Engagements at Retreat
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, at a two-day retreat for its media officers which held on Friday, October 4 and Saturday, October 5, 2019 at the Commission’s Academy in Karu, Abuja pledged to give the Public Affairs Directorate new strategic focus in public co…
EFCC Arrests Five Undergraduates, Twelve Others For Alleged Internet Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Monday, October 7, 2019, arrested 17 suspected internet fraudsters among whom were five who claimed to be students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti. The suspects were arrested in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti…
Two Brothers Bag Six Years for Internet Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, October 7, 2019 arraigned two brothers, Solomon and Godspower Nwachukwu before Justice I. U. Bello of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory, sitting in Bwari, Abuja, on separate one-count amended charge, borderi…
Court Jails Man Five Years For $1,049,251.84 Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, has secured the conviction and sentencing of one Augustine Ighodalo to five years imprisonment for criminal offence bordering on retention of proceeds to the tune of $1,049,251.84 (One Million, Forty-nine Tho…
Court Orders Interim Forfeiture of Ex-NIMASA DG, Calistus Obi’s N37.5m, Hotel
Justice Saliu Saidu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, October 7, 2019, ordered the temporary forfeiture of four bank drafts totalling N37.5m and a hotel, La Diva, belonging to Calistus Obi, a former acting Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administra…
CBN Mutilated Notes: N900m Did Not Disappear in EFCC Custody
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has been drawn to reports by a section of the online media alleging that N900 million (Nine Hundred Million Naira) mutilated Naira notes, recovered from bank officials currently being prosecuted before the Federa…
Gordon, Former American Don Charges EFCC Cadets to be Change Agents
Dr Myra Gordon, a former Provost of Kansas State University, United States has charged cadet officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to see their recruitment as an opportunity to contribute to the fight against illicit financial flows and corruption in Nigeria an…
EFCC ARRESTS FIVE SUSPECTED FAKE SATELLITE TV OPERATORS.
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Port Harcourt Zonal Office have arrested five suspected fake Satellite Television Operators. The suspects: Davidson Onuoha; Emeka Samuel; Eze Francis, Sunny Amadi, Terkura Zungwem Verinica and Evangelist Alex Umanah were…
Man Jailed 2 Years for Cybercrime
Rapheal Onwugbolu has bagged two years jail term for internet fraud. The conviction followed his prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC before Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on two counts bordering on cybercrime. One of the charge…
EFCC ARRAIGNS FAKE FUND MANAGER FOR N4MILLION FRAUD
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal Office has arraigned Jonah Ekpone Chijor before Justice E.A Obile of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on a two- count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false p…
Magu Inaugurates Integrity Club at Battle Axe Academy
The Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, on October 3, 2019 called on the students of Battle Axe Academy, Lugbe, Abuja to be honest, disciplined and respectful both to their parents and teachers. He gave this charge as he inaugurated EFCC…
Court Jails Man Two Years For N71m Oil Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Wednesday, October 2, 2019, secured the conviction and sentencing of one Awojobi Ganiu, who parades himself as an Islamic cleric, to two years imprisonment for a N71m oil fraud before Justice Mojisola Dada…
EFCC Arrests Six Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, has arrested six suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos. The suspects, Oluwaseyi Gabriel Obe, Omojuyigbe Paul, Olubodun Victor, Alade Amos Opeyemi, Harry Osaremesin and Osaro Aganwonyi, were arrested during a…
EFCC, Indian Govt to Increase Collaboration in Anti-Corruption Fight
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the Indian government have agreed to pull more of their energies together in the fight against corruption and economic crimes in Nigeria and India. The India High Commissioner to Nigeria, Abhay Thakur pledged his government…
Ex-Perm Sec, Clement Illoh Bags Five Years Jail Term For N14.1m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, October 3, 2019, secured the conviction and sentencing of a former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Productivity, Clement Onubuogu Illoh, to five years imprisonment for a N14.1 million fraud before…
Magu Receives Outstanding Leadership Award
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Magu, has been honoured with an “Outstanding Leadership Award” by the Capacity Building Institute on Leadership for Development and the Public Good, Manhattan, USA. The Institute focuses on buil…
EFCC Arraigns General Boroh, Moriki for N975m Amnesty Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Abuja zonal office, on Thursday, October 3, 2019 arraigned the duo of Brigadier General Tarelah Paul Boroh (rtd) and Hanafi Musa Moriki, before Justice O. O. Goodluck of the FCT High Court, Abuja on a nine count charge, bordering…
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