Court Admits Dalori to N5m Bail
The trial of Babagana Abba Dalori, Director/CEO, Galaxy Transport and Construction Company continued on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 before Justice Venchak S. Gaba of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) High Court, sitting in Kwali, Abuja, with the judge granting him N5million bail (…
Enlist in Anti-corruption Army, Magu Charges Students
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has charged Nigerian students to get enlisted in the army of anti-corruption for a better tomorrow. Magu who was speaking on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 made the charge while addressing members of t…
Court Convicts POS Merchant
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi Zonal Office on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 secured the conviction of Eze Shedrach, a First Bank, Point of Sales (PoS) agent (First Moni) before Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court, Makurdi, the state capital…
Two Fraudsters Bag Two Years for Defrauding Foreigners $3800
Justice J.K Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 convicted and sentenced two fraudsters to two years imprisonment each, over impersonation and fraudulent online businesses, through which they defrauded two foreigners t…
Scales Remanded in Prison for N525m Internet Fraud
The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on July 2, 2019, arraigned a suspected serial fraudster, Scales Ishola, before Justice A.A. Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on a 45-count charge bordering on impersonation…
Money Laundering: How Senator Bassey Took Possession of Vehicles Worth N204m
A prosecution witness, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on July 2, 2019 told Justice A.A. Okeke of a Federal High Court, sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, how Senator Albert Bassey, took possession of vehicles worth N204 million at the instance of one Olajide Omokore, whose companies executed c…
How EFCC Saved Kwara Govt Treasury from Massive Looting
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Office on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 disclosed how it prevented some Kwara State government officials from misappropriating a sum of N10billion between May 24 and May 29 2019, adding that it was currently investigating…
Alleged Illegal Oil Bunkering: EFCC Quizzes Seven Suspected Oil Thieves
The Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt's Zonal Office has commenced investigations of seven suspected oil thieves and two Barges alleged to be involved in illegal oil bunkering. The suspects: Goerge John; Friday Kesiye; Longlife Adam Nanadighe; Ofuegbe…
Alleged Illegal Oil Bunkering: Navy Hands over Vessel to EFCC
The Nigerian Navy, through the Forward Operating Base, FORMOSO, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 handed over a Vessel, MV MESSIAH 1 and Barge MIRACLE arrested for illegal oil bunkering to the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, Port Harcourt's Zonal Office,…
Alleged N950 Fraud: Shekarau, Others Know Fate September 20
Justice Lewis Allagoa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kano, the Kano State capital on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 adjourned the case involving the former governor of the state, Ibrahim Shekarau and two others to September 20, 2019 for ruling on the no-case submission, filed by th…
EFCC Docks Three for Forgery
The Kaduna Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 arraigned the trio of Lawal Muhammad, Ibrahim Abdullahi Bazanga (a.k.a Danlami) and Emmanuel Ochonu before Justice Esther Y.B Lolo of the Kaduna State High Court, on a nine-cou…
Alleged N6.9bn Fraud: EFCC Re-arraigns Ex-Ekiti Gov, Fayose
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, re-arraigned a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on an 11-count charge bordering on money la…
EFCC Arraigns Five Businessmen for Alleged Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on July 1, 2019 arraigned five persons on 55-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing and money laundering. They were arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State. The defend…
EFCC Boss Charges Staff on Commitment
The Zonal Head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC’s, Ibadan zonal office, Friday Ebelo, has charged the staff of the Commission to be more committed to their job, saying the EFCC banks on them to achieve its objectives as an ant-graft agency. Ebelo made the cha…
EFCC Asks Court to Dismiss Adoke, Dan-Etete, others’ Application to Set Aside Arrest Warrant
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday July 1, 2019, asked Justice Danlami Z Senchi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Jabi, Abuja, to dismiss an application brought by the former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adok…
N30m Fraud: You are not Entitled to Bail, Court Tells Herbalist
Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Monday, July 1, 2019 turned down a bail application filed by a self acclaimed harbalist, Jamiu Isiaka who is standing trial over alleged thirty million naira fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commi…
Get into the Anti-corruption Fight, Magu Charges Corp Members
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu has again charged Nigerian youths to take up the gauntlet in the fight against corruption. Magu made the charge on July 1, 2019 during an enlightenment and sensitization campaign on the Role of Yout…
Five Internet Fraudsters End in Jail In Enugu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Office has secured five separate convictions that involved Orji Uchenna, Chime Isaiah, Ogbu Obinnna, Dunu Franklyn Tochukwu and Victor Patrick before Justice N.I Buba of Federal High Court, sitting in Enugu, the Enug…
EFCC Arrests Civil Engineer for ATM Fraud in Ilorin
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office, has arrested a forty one year old Civil Engineer, Hammed Folorunsho Lanre, who allegedly withdrew money from his friend's bank account without his knowledge, through the use of Automated Teller Machine, ATM.…
Court Orders Final Forfeiture of Patience Jonathan’s $8.4m, N9.2bn to FG
Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, July 1, 2019, ordered the final forfeiture of the sums of $8,435,788.84 (Eight Million Four Hundred and Thirty Five Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Eight Dollars Eighty Four Cents) and N9.…
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