Edo Court Jails 15 Internet Fraudsters in Benin City
Justice M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City on Monday, August 11 convicted and sentenced 15 internet fraudsters to various jail termsThe convicts are Osasere Uyi, Osayande Godstime Edosa, Ewaen Agbonma, Godstime Ehighagwan, Peter Miracle, Ehondor Lucky Etinos…
EFCC Chairman Charges Students to Embrace Positive Use of Cyberspace
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has charged students across the country to embrace positive use of the cyber space for personal growth and national development. He gave the charge at the first edition of the Digital…
EFCC Arrests 93 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Abeokuta
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 93 suspected internet fraudsters in Ogun State. They were arrested on Sunday, August 10, 2025 in a sting operation in Abeokuta, Ogun State, following credible intellig…
EFCC Arrests Suspected Internet Fraudster with Two Local Pistols
Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a suspected internet fraudster with two locally- made pistols. He was arrested alongside 55 others at K- Hotel in Itori, Ewekoro area of Ogun State on Wednesday, August…
Gombe Courts Send Six Fraudsters to Jail
Justices H.H. Kereng and Abdulhamid Yakubu of the Gombe State High Court 2 and 3 sitting in Gombe, Gombe State on August 5, 2025 convicted and sentenced Maigari Abba, Joseph Samuel Bulus, Kasheaure Joseph, Emmanuel Dilibe, Livite Ibrahim and Awolowo Martins to various jail terms…
INEC Seeks Enhanced Collaboration with EFCC for Credible Polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has sought an enhanced collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the areas of intelligence sharing on electoral offences, sensitisation campaigns against vote trading and the prompt prosecution o…
Court Jails Woman for N1.3m Fraud in Maiduguri
Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri Borno State, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 convicted and sentenced Kalthum Mustapha to three years imprisonment. Kalthum was first arraigned on Monday, May 13, 2024 on one -count charge for the offence of cheating to…
Court Jails Man Six Months for Internet Fraud in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of one Lawal Oluwadamilare Samuel before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. He was jailed afte…
EFCC Arrests 11 For Alleged Internet Fraud in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 11 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos. The suspects are: Tony Efe Ebafua, Azubike Kelvin Chukwuka, Osawea Joshua Tobechukwu, Raymond Tochukwu Kennedy, Ejike Collin…
Olukoyede Urges Corps Members To Be Innovation-driven
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called on corps members and youths across the country to be innovation-driven, saying they should make the best use of the internet. According to him, there are several alternative…
EFCC Arrests 56 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Ogun
Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested fifty-five (55) suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation. The suspects were arrested at K Hotel in Itori, Ewekoro area of Ogun State on Wednesday, July 6, 202…
Embrace KYC, Olukoyede Tasks Property Developers
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has tasked real estate developers on the need to do background checks on real estate investors to ascertain the legitimacy of their sources of income. He stated this on Wednesday, August 6…
Court Jails Man Six Months for Internet Fraud in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of one Farouq Olayinka Aremu before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.He was arraigned on a on…
Appeal Court Restores Preservation Order On 14 Properties, N400m Linked to Yahaya Bello
A three-man panel of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, restored the preservation order on 14 properties and the sum of N400m linked to Yahaya Bello, a former governor of Kogi State. Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoy…
False Publication: Olukoyede Demands Retraction, Public Apology from Peoples Gazette
Against the furore generated by an unsubstantiated report by an online portal, People’s Gazette alleging that the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede “abducted the head of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd… and forcing h…
PRESS STATEMENT: EFCC’s Operations At Majesty Estate, Port Harcourt
In response to a distress call by residents of Majesty Estate, Nigerian Television Authority, NTA Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, concerning the nefarious activities of internet fraudsters in their neighbourhood, operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economi…
EFCC Arraigns One for Alleged N208.3m Theft in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday , July 31, 2025, arraigned one Iwunze Ikechukwu Favour on a one-count charge bordering on stealing to the tune of N208,384,000.00 ( Two Hundred and Eight Million, Three Hundred and Ei…
EFCC Arraigns Man for Alleged $35,000 Theft in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, July 31, 2025, arraigned one Olabode Rasheed Wale on a two-count charge bordering on stealing before Justice Mojisola Dada of Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. He was a…
EFCC Arrests 37 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Port Harcourt
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 37 suspected internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. They were arrested on Friday, August 1, 2025 at various locations in Port Harcourt following cre…
EFCC Arraigns Man for Alleged N42m Theft in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC , on Thursday, July 31, 2025, arraigned one Chukwuka Onovo on a one-count charge bordering on stealing to the tune of N42m before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ike…
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