GIABA Strengthens EFCC's Capacity to Fight Money Laundering
As part of its efforts aimed at enhancing the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing in West Africa, the Inter Governmental Action against Money laundering in West Africa, GIABA, between Monday September 23 and Friday September 27, 2019 exposed officers of the Eco…
Buhari Asserts Resolve to Win War Against Corruption, as Magu Calls for Unconditional Repatriation of Africa’s Stolen Wealth
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed the resolve of his administration to win the fight against corruption, stressing that there was no alternative to it as it remained critical and essential to ensuring the development of critical sectors in the country, and ensuring the dra…
EFCC Presents Witness in N17.6m Fraud Trial
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, September 26, 2019, presented its first witness against Isaac Fayose, who is standing trial for advance fee fraud before Justice Binta Muhammad of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Lugbe. At the resumed…
EFCC Nabs Abuja Yahoo Yahoo Boys
In furtherance of its ongoing national offensive against perpetrators of cybercrime Operatives of the Cybercrime Section of the Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday September 24, 2019 raided the residences of suspected internet fraud…
NHRC Lauds EFCC, Pledges Support for Anti- graft Campaign
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, September 26, 2019, was commended for its dogged efforts in in the fight against corruption. The commendation was made by the State Coordinator, National Human Rights Commission, Akwa Ibom state, Tony Iji, during a…
Three Jailed for Impersonation In Ibadan
Three persons were on Thursday, September 26, 2019 found guilty of criminal impersonation by the Federal High Court, Ibadan, and sentenced to prison terms. The trio – Augustine Ekeson, Obinna Ureahi Ifeanyi and Osho Olalekan Micheal – were convicted in cases filed against them by…
EFCC Arrests 18 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, has arrested 18 (Eighteen) suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos. The suspects are: Abass Mukhtar, Enitan Adekunle, Olakunle Araoyinbo, Korede Adetule, Christmas Gabriel, Christmas Yole, Christmas Emmanuel a…
Six Facebook Hackers Jailed in Calabar
Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross Rivers State, on Thursday, September 26, 2019, convicted and sentenced 6 Facebook Hackers to one year imprisonment each, with an option of fine of Five hundred thousand naira (N500,000.00). The convicts are…
EFCC Nabs 28 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Enugu
The Enugu Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in its resolve to completely wipe out the menace of internet and cyber crimes popularly known as ‘ Yahoo Yahoo’ in the South East on Thursday September, 2019 raided two residential buildings at Maryland…
Court to Rule on Eligibility to Entertain Suswan's Case September 30
Justice Okong Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday September 27, 2019, fixed September 30, 2019 to rule on whether the trial of former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam and his commissioner of Finance,Omodachi Okolobia, should start afresh in his court or be ret…
How I Shared N400m from Dasuki-Metu
Olisa Metuh, former national publicity secretary of the People's Democratic Party, on Friday, September 27, 2019 narrated in a Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice Okon Abang, how he distributed the N400million, he collected from the Office of the National Security…
EFCC Seals Hotel, Three Houses Owned By Two Suspected Fraudsters
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office has identified four properties for investigation as alleged proceeds of crime from two suspected fraudsters, Godspower Eleadi and Ohwerhi Ahmed, who are 'pickers' as they specialise in receiving money on behal…
EFCC Arrests Fake Jumia Agent in Benin
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested Edoboryi Osaruese Leerees, 23 year-old, a fake Jumia agent in Benin City, Edo State. Leerees was arrested following a petition by a lady who claimed to have paid him over One million naira ( N1,000,000) for the suppl…
Court Jails Internet Fraudster Six Months in Ilorin
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ilorin Zonal office on Thursday September 26, 2019 secured the conviction of one Stephen Olarewaju Odanye for offences bordering on attempt to obtain by false pretence. The convict pleaded guilty to one count of attempted fraud…
EFCC NYSC CDS Group Sensitizes Traders on the Ills of Corruption
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office in collaboration with members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC/CDS Group, Ondo East and Ondo West zone, on Wednesday September 25, 2019 embarked on enlightenment and sensitization campaign on the ills…
EFCC Docks Banker for Multi-million Naira Fraud
The Maiduguri Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, September 26, 2019 arraigned one Adam Kaka Adam before Justice Ibrahim Jauro of the Yobe State High Court, Damaturu, on one-count charge, bordering on criminal misappropriation to the t…
Abuja Entertainers Lend Voices against Cyber Crime
Frontline comedians in Abuja on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 lent their voices against cybercrimes in the society. This took place when they visited the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), headquarters in support of the anti-graft agency’s enlightenment and preventive…
EFCC Arraigns Suspect on FBI Cybercrime List in Ilorin
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), Ilorin Zonal office on Thursday September 26, 2019 arraigned 36- year-old Joseph Oyediran, one of the cybercrime suspects wanted by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, before Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of a Kwara State Hig…
EFCC Docks Conman for N65.1m Oil Fraud in Kaduna
The Kaduna Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 arraigned one Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu ( alias Ishaku Abdulrazak) before Justice P. Mallong of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna on four-count charges that border on…
Court Orders Final Forfeiture of Hotel, Houses Belonging to Kwara Civil Servant
Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin has ordered the final forfeiture of a hotel and cars belonging to a Kwara civil servant to the federal government. Also forfeited to the federal government are a three bedroom flat, two wings of two bedroom flat…
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