UNGA: Magu to Speak at AUDA-NEPAD Event on Combating Illicit Financial Flows Sept 25
Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, will speak at the High-Level Side Event of the AUDA-NEPAD on Wednesday, September 25, 2019, in New York, United States, US, as part of efforts to champion Africa’s campaign to combat illicit financial…
Grass Cutting Scam: Court to Rule on Admissibility of Electronic Evidence, October 16
Justice Jude Okeke of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, fixed October 16, 2019 for ruling on an objection, raised by the defence team of Babachir Lawal on the admissibility of electronic evidences, comprising compact disc, print out fr…
Court Adjourns Nyako’s N29bn Fraud Matter to October 29
Justice O.E. Abang of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja on Tuesday September 24, 2019, adjourned hearing in the case involving former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako to October, 29 and 30 for further hearing. Nyako, who was Adamawa State governor between January 2…
EFCC, NHRC Committed to Human Rights Protection
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the National Human Rights Commission today restated their commitment to the protection of fundamental rights of citizens. Speaking while receiving a delegation of the NHRC in Kaduna, the acting Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu emphas…
GIABA Commends EFCC, Seeks Regional Partnership Against Money Laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been commended for its effort in tackling corruption in Nigeria.The Director General, Intergovernmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), Mr. Kimelabalou Aba made the commendation on Thursday, Sep…
N9m Money Laundering: Another Witness Testifies against Masari
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 presented the second witness in the ongoing trial of the former boss of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Umar Bature Masari before Justice O.E Abang of the F…
EFCC Arrests Four Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Abuja
In its unrelenting war against internet fraud, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC from the Cyber Crime Section of the Abuja Zonal Office on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 raided the residence of suspected Internet fraudsters, better known as Yahoo-Yahoo…
Metu Insists Court should Invite Jonathan Over his N400m Fraud Case
Former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Oliseh Metuh, on Tuesday September 24, 2019 insisted that the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice O.E. Abang should invite former President Goodluck Jonathan to give evidence in his on…
EFCC Charges CSOs to Monitor Social Investment Programmes
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has asked civil society organizations in the country to pay more attention to the implementation of social investment programmes in the country to ensure that the benefits get to the people that the programmes are meant to serve…
Magu Did not Allege Corruption in N-SIP - EFCC
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to a report captioned, "There is corruption in N-SIP programme- Magu", which appeared in the Punch Newspaper of Wednesday September 25, 2019 and a few other newspapers, in which the acting Chairma…
Fire Service Seeks EFCC’s Partnership on Fire Forensic Audit
The Federal Fire Service (FFS), Kaduna has sought the hand of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the conduct of forensic audits on fire disasters. This was made known on September 25, 2019 as the management staff of FFS, Kaduna came on a courtesy visit to the…
Contractor Reveals Role in Bribery Case against NEMA Staff
The trial of the chief maintenance officer of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr. Ganiyu Yunusa Deji before Justice Jude Okeke of the Federal Capital Territory High Court continued on September 25, 2019 with the presentation of the first prosecution witness, Mr. Math…
We Have Recovered Over N100m for Kwara State Government - Magu
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) Mr Ibrahim Magu on Wednesday September 25, 2019 disclosed that the agency has recovered over one hundred million naira for the Kwara State Government from corrupt officials in the State. Magu who spoke th…
EFCC Arrests 6 for Alleged Internet Fraud Offences
In its determined war against internet fraud, operatives of the Kano Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Sunday September 22, 2019 raided the residence of suspected fraudsters at No. 282 HC Hotoro North Quarters, Kano and arrested six of them. Th…
UNGA 74: Stakeholders Call for Establishment of International Anti-Corruption Court
The call for the establishment of an International Anti-Corruption Court, IACC has been made by stakeholders and participants, who gathered at a High-Level Side Event in New York, United States, with the theme, “The UNGASS 2021 On Corruption: A Path Forward to Enhance and Strengt…
Nigerians Must Own Anti-Corruption Fight To Achieve Success, Says Magu
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has advised Nigerians to take full ownership of the fight against corruption in order to guarantee success for the effort. The anti-corruption czar made the call on Monday, September 23, 2019…
N950m Fraud: You have Case to Answer, Court Tells Shekarau, Others
Justice Lewis Allagoa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kano on Monday, September 23, 2019 ruled that a former governor of Kano State and serving senator, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau and two others have case to answer in the N950,000,000 (Nine Hundred and Fifty Million Naira) frau…
Grace Taiga, Nigerian Accomplice in P&ID Scam Remanded in Prison
Justice O.A. Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja on Friday, September 20, 2019 remanded Mrs. Grace Taiga, a female accomplice in the multiple fraud, involving P&ID in Suleja Prison. She is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crime…
FBI : EFCC Docks Man For N22.2m Money Laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,Lagos Zonal office, on Thursday, September 19, 2019 arraigned one Olalegbin Christopher alongside his firms, Pentview Luxury Real Estate Management Limited and Gelbin Technology Limited, before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Spe…
EFCC warns Varsity Students to Wary of Unbelievable Financial Gains
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has urged university students in the country to beware of financial gains that are too attractive, stating that such offers most times, turn out to be fraud. Magu gave the charge on Thursday…
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