Ibadan Royalties Applaud Olukoyede’s Efforts at Tackling Internet Fraud in Southwest
The Council of Mogajis of the Ibadan Compounds Peace Initiatives, ICPI, Oyo State has commended the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede for his relentless efforts at tackling the scourge of cybercrime among youths in the Southwe…
Olukoyede Charges Legislators on Accountability in Governance
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has charged legislators on accountability and good governance. He gave this charge in Abuja on Thursday, August 21, 2025 while speaking at the Policy Dialogue and Public Unveiling of the 1…
Benin Court Jails Three for Internet Fraud
Justice M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City, on Thursday, August 21, 2025 convicted and jailed the trio of Efosa Richard, Victor Nwachukwu and Ekaye Emaike for internet fraud. They were prosecuted by the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial…
Sting Operation at OOPL: Court Jails Two More Internet Fraudsters in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, August 21, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of the duo of Asimiyu Oluwaponmile Olatunji and Hassan Makinde for internet fraud before Justice D.I.Dipeolu of the Federal High…
EFCC, NIS Repatriate 51 More Foreign Nationals Jailed for Cyber-terrorism, Internet Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, and the Nigerian Immigration Service NIS, have repatriated 51 more foreign nationals convicted and sentenced for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud.The repatriated foreign nationals include 50 Chinese and one Tunisian. This bring…
Court Jails Man Three Months for Internet Fraud in Lagos
Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Salami Ponmile Bassit to three months imprisonment for internet fraud. He was jailed after being arraigned on Wednesday by the Lagos Zonal Directorat…
Sting Operation at OOPL: Court Jails Seven for Internet Fraud in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 secured the conviction and sentence of seven internet fraudsters before Justice D.I.Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The convicts are: Azee…
EFCC Charges Student Leaders on Tackling Internet Fraud
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged leaders of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, to take the lead in tackling internet fraud by spreading anti-graft messages to students across campuses. He…
EFCC Arrests 36 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Port Harcourt
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 36 suspected internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. They were arrested on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 in a sting operation at various locations within…
Sting Operation at OOPL: Court Jails Additional Two Internet Fraudsters in Lagos
Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, convicted and sentenced the duo of Yusuf Ramon and Ganiyu Ibrahim for internet fraud. The convicts are among the 93 suspected fraudsters arrested during a sting operation on Sunda…
Edo Court Jails Six Internet Fraudsters
Justice M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City has convicted and jailed six internet fraudsters. The convicts are, Idemudia Destiny, Osifo Destiny, Nomanidobo Favour, Dauda Ahmed, David Samuel and Wisdom John.They were prosecuted by the Benin Zonal Directorate…
Sting Operation at OOPL: Again, Court Jails Two More Internet Fraudsters in Lagos
Again, the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday , August 19, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of two internet fraudsters before Justice D.I.Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.The convicts, Olug…
Internet Fraudster Bags Two Years Imprisonment in Kaduna
Justice M.J. Zubairu of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna, on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, convicted and jailed Muhammad Kabiru for fraud. Kabiru was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a one-count charge t…
EFCC Arraigns Man for Alleged N131.8m, $200,000 Fraud in Abuja
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, August 18, 2025, arraigned one Umar Abdullahi before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja for fraud. Abdullahi, an Information and Communication Technology, ICT…
Sting Operation at OOPL: Court Jails Three for Internet Fraud in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, August 18, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of three internet fraudsters before Justice D.I.Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The convicts, Oyatokun D…
Sting Operation at OOPL: Court Jails Four For Internet Fraud in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, August 15, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of four internet fraudsters before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The convicts, Bisiriyu R…
EFCC Arrests 47 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin, Recover Rifle
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 47 suspected internet fraudsters in Edo State with a Pump Action rifle and live cartridges, recovered from one of them. Their arrest on Friday, August 15, 2025 followed…
EFCC Hands Over N100m Recovered Funds to Federal Ministry in Uyo
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede on Friday August 15, 2025 handed over a sum of N100,000,000(One Hundred Million Naira) draft recovered by the Commission to representatives of the Federal Ministry of Solid Mineral Dev…
EFCC Arrests Man Over Alleged Multiple Land Racketeering in Kaduna
Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested one Alhassan Garba for his suspected involvements in several cases of land fraud in Kaduna. The serial land fraudster who is entangled in scores of land racketeering mat…
EFCC Grills Five Suspected Illegal Miners in Uyo
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Uyo Zonal Directorate on Wednesday, August 13 2025, arrested five suspected illegal miners involved in the extraction and transportation of ilmenite, locally called ‘black sand’ without the requisite licence. The a…
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