EFCC Arraigns Man, Company for Alleged N23m Theft in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Okotie Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday , November 25, 2025, arraigned one Oti Jonathan Idowu for an alleged N23m theft before Justice O.A.OKunuga of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, La…
EFCC Arraigns Supermarket Manager for Alleged N547 million Fraud
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday November 25, 2025 arraigned one Evangeline Atanda Ibadha before Justice (Professor) C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State. Ibadha who was the former ma…
Olukoyede Bags Excellence Award
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has bagged an Award of Excellence in service. The honour was bestowed on him on Saturday, November 22, 2025 at the Great Achievers Awards, organized by the Great Achievers Initiative f…
Alleged $6bn Mambilla Power Fraud: Agunloye forged Contract Document- Witness
The third prosecuting witness in the ongoing trial of a former minister of power and steel, Olu Agunloye on Monday, November 24, 2025 told Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that the contract award document for the execution of the Mambila project…
Olukoyede Charges DNFBPs against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in South-east
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professionals, DNFBPs in the South-east to comply with the anti-money laundering legislation, specifically, the Money Laundering (Pr…
EFCC, Hoteliers Collaborate against Financial Crimes in Edo
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has called on owners of businesses and hotels across the country to collaborate with the Commission in the fight against economic and financial crimes. Speaking through the Acting Director…
Alleged $1.043m Fraud: Court Rejects Ajudua’s Fresh Bail Application
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has dismissed a fresh bail application filed by socialite Fred Ajudua, who is standing trial for allegedly defrauding Palestinian businessman Zad Abu Zalaf of $1.043 million. In a ruling delivered on Thu…
Alleged Emefiele’s $4.5bn Fraud : Court Adjourns Forensic Inspection of Exhibit to January 2026
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, November 21, 2025, adjourned a forensic inspection of Exhibit I in the ongoing trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, over an alleged $4.5 billion fraud to Ja…
EFCC Arraigns Man for Alleged $105, 000 Fraud in Gombe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, has arraigned a suspected fraudster, James Katung Kantiyok before Justice M.J. Zubairu of the Federal High Court Sitting in Gombe State, Gombe State. He was arraigned on seven count - charges bordering on unlawful possession an…
Collaboration With Stakeholders Key to our Successes, Olukoyede
The Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede on Wednesday November 19, 2025 disclosed that collaboration with relevant stakeholders and law enforcement agencies has been critical to the successes of the Commission. Speaking on the to…
New Procurement Threshold not opportunity for Fraud- Olukoyede
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has warned procurement officials in Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs not to see the enhanced procurement threshold as an opportunity to commit fraud. He gave the charge in Abuja…
Sahara Reporters’ Malicious Publication & Moses Oddiri’s Quest to Privatize Niger Delta Communities’ Funds
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, views with serious displeasure insinuations contained in a news story carried by Sahara Reporters, entitled: “ DSS Abducts Lawyer Moses Oddiri in Lagos After Petition on Diversion Of Funds By EFCC Chairman..”. The story, contriv…
EFCC Arrests Female Archbishop for Alleged Naira Abuse
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday November 18, 2025 arrested one Archbishop Angel Oyeghe for conspiracy, naira mutilation and suspected money laundering. The self-acclaimed Archbishop who is the founder of…
Alleged N4.6bn Arms Fraud : How ONSA’s Security Funds Were Diverted — EFCC Witness
An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kazeem Yusuf, on Tuesday told the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that the sum of N4.6 billion from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), meant for the supply of security equipmen…
EFCC Arraigns Lawyer for False Information
The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned a lawyer, Steve Adamu before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna State on a one-count charge of false information peddling. The charge reads: "That…
£15,000 Fraud: Man Bags 50-Year Jail Term in Lagos
Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Osaibovo Charles to a total of 50 years’ imprisonment for offences bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence, stealing, possession of f…
8.5bn Fraud: Court Jails Two Fraudsters to Two Years’ Imprisonment in Lagos
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, convicted and sentenced the duo of Hamza Zakaria and Nurudeen Mohammed Ibrahim to two years and two months’ imprisonment for their roles in an ₦8.56 billion fraud involving…
EFCC, NCC Deepen Synergy against Piracy, Intellectual Property Theft in South-East
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Nigerian Copyright Commission, NCC have resolved to deepen their partnership against piracy and intellectual theft in a bid to make them unprofitable and protect the creative economy in the south-east. This resolution wa…
Court Jails Man for Land Racketeering in Maiduguri
Justice Muhammad Maina of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on Friday, November 14, 2025 convicted and sentenced Bukar Umar Alhaji to two years imprisonment. Alhaji was first arraigned on November 27, 2024 by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crime…
EFCC Arraigns Ex-banker for Alleged Criminal Diversion of Customer's $510,000
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday, November 13, 2025 arraigned one Obinna Nwaobi, a former Head of Operations at Access Bank Nigeria Plc before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independen…
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