Man Bags Two Years Jail Term, N.3m Fine for Land Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Maiduguri Zonal Office on Monday, September 9, 2019 secured the conviction of one Alhaji Mustapha Mohammed. He bagged two years with an additional N300,000 fine from Justice Fadawu Umar of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri o…
EFCC’s Intervention Gave Credibility To 2019 Elections – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has attributed the credibility of the 2019 general elections to the involvement of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in monitoring the elections across the country to prevent compromises through vote buying an…
Auction of Forfeited Items Postponed
The Economic and Financial crimes Commission, EFCC, has announced that the auctioning of forfeited Trucks/Vehicles and Petroleum Products arising from suit FHC/PH/MISC/65/2019, earlier scheduled to commence today, September 9, 2019 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, with the inspect…
EFCC's Kano Office Arrests Ponzi Scheme Operators, Recover Firearms
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,has arrested the duo of Garba Iliyasu and Umar Iliyasu who are alleged to be running a Ponzi Scheme in Kano under the name, MGB Global Market. Their arrest was sequel to intelligence that the organisation had lured many citizens…
EFCC GRILLS 58 SUSPECTED OIL THIEVES IN PORT HARCOURT
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt’s Zonal Office, has commenced investigation of 58 suspected oil thieves; four Vessels, one Barge and two wooden Boats allegedly involved in illegal oil bunkering. The suspects and Vessels were handed over to the EF…
EFCC Nabs Suspect on FBI list, five others in Sokoto
The Economic and Financial Crime Comission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal Office in collaboration with the FBI, recorded a big success, when on the 29th of August, 2019 Operatives of the Commission, from the Zonal Office arrested one Emmanuel Adedeji Oluwatosin, who is on the wanted list of…
EFCC Secures Conviction of Two, Docks Three for Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes, EFCC, Maiduguri zonal office has secured the conviction of Ibrahim Goni Bama and Bamai Kachallah (alias ALI KACHALLAH) before Justice Umar Fadawu, of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on a 2- count charge for the offence of conspiracy and cr…
EFCC Arrests 48 Suspects for Various Offences in Benue State
The Makurdi Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) between January and August, 2019 arrested about 48 suspects for various offences in Benue State. This was disclosed by the Head of the Makurdi zonal office, Johnson Ayo Babalola, at a press briefing i…
'Professor’, 11 Others Arraigned for Alleged Fraud ...As Internet Fraudster Bags One Year Jail Term
A sixty-year-old man, Charles Jide-Oni, who claimed to be a professor and lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, was arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State for allegedly obtaining money under false pretence and engaging in ad…
CSOs Key for Grassroots Mobilsation- Magu
The acting Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has reiterated the pivotal role of Civil Society Organisations as vehicle for grassroots Mobilisation in the fight against corruption in Nigeria. Magu who spoke through the Zonal Head of the EFCC in Kaduna, Mailafia Yakubu w…
Magu Charges Varsity Student to Guard Their Identity Online
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has urged students to be disciplined and shun corruption in all their endeavours. He gave the advice on Wednesday, 4 September, 2019 while receiving students of the Accounting Department of Bayero…
EFCC, Hope For The Downtrodden – Ooni
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II has described the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as the hope for the downtrodden in the Nigerian public and private sectors. He made the remarks on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, when a team of EFCC officials paid hi…
48 Internet Fraudsters Under Prosecution in Kaduna- EFCC
Forty eight Internet fraud suspects are currently being prosecuted in court by the Kaduna office of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC . Mailafia Yakubu, Zonal head of the EFCC in Kaduna made the disclose today, 4 September, 2019 at a media briefing where he updated t…
Cybercrime, a Threat to Nigeria's Future- Magu
The phenomenon of Yahoo-Yahoo which is a variant of cyber crime represent a dent on the image of Nigeria and requires concerted efforts by all to stem the ugly trend. The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, disclosed this at a press conference i…
Accounting Undergraduate Bags Jail Term for Internet Fraud
Justice N.E. Maha of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, convicted one Ojo Ayomide for internet fraud and sentenced him to three months imprisonment. Ayomide’s road to jail began when the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commis…
EFCC Grills MD of Millionaire African Leaders Club
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu zonal office is currently interrogating Princess Benny Chidinma, Managing Director of a suspected Ponzi Scheme, “Millionaire African Leaders Club, on allegations of providing financial services without statutory license. C…
Court Convicts Internet Fraudster
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 secured the conviction of one Forgive Ochuko, for a one-count charge bordering on internet fraud. Ochuko, who was arraigned before Justice N.E. Maha of a Federal High Court, Abuja, was arrested by o…
Cyber Fraud, Threat to E-commerce in Nigeria - Magu
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has said that cyber criminals make the country's cyberspace unconducive for e-commerce activities. Magu made the disclosure on Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at a media briefing in Uyo, Akwa Ibo…
EFCC, BCOS To Partner On Anti-Graft Campaign
The anti-graft campaign of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, got a major boost on Tuesday, September 3, 2019, when the agency secured a promise of partnership from the management of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State, BCOS, Ibadan. The broadcasting outfit…
MAGU SEEKS ENHANCED PUBLIC SUPPORT IN FIGHTING CYBER CRIMES ... Arrests former London and Japan based cyber crime suspects
Against the backdrop of rising collaboration between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Federal Bureau of Investigations, FBI, in tackling internet- related offences, the Acting Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu has called for greater public…
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