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…
Five Fraudsters Bag Jail Terms in Gombe
Justices H. H Kereng and Abdulhamid Yakubu of the Gombe State High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State have convicted and sentenced five fraudsters to various jail terms. The convicts are: Illiyasu Mohammed , Dan Musa , Elisha Elkana, Nasiru Mohammed and Saidu Mohammed Laddo. Moh…
Court Jails Two Fraudsters in Maiduguri
Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, Borno State, on Thursday, July 31, 2025, convicted and sentenced the duo of Abubakar Rabiu Wada (a.k.a Sadiq Gali) and Abba Mohammed to various jail terms. The defendants were arraigned by the Maiduguri Zonal Direct…
EFCC Arrests 47 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin City
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday July 31, 2025 arrested 47 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations within Benin City, Edo State. The suspects were arrested based on credible intelligence on t…
EFCC Arrests 18 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Akwa Ibom
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Uyo Zonal Directorate, on Thursday, July 31, 2025, arrested eighteen suspected internet fraudsters at Ikot Ekpene, Nelson Mandela Street, Ikot-Udoro, and Tippa Road all in Akwa Ibom State. The intelligence- driven s…
Court of Appeal Upholds Three Years Conviction of Ex-Imo Commissioner
The Imo State Division of Court of Appeal, has upheld the conviction and three-year sentence of Prince Laseberry Okafor Anyanwu, a former Commissioner of Transport in the Rochas Okorocha administration of Imo State, for N180, 000, 000 (One Hundred and Eighty Million Naira, only)…
Court of Appeal Upholds Three Years Conviction of Ex-Imo Commissioner
The Imo State Division of Court of Appeal, has upheld the conviction and three-year sentence of Prince Laseberry Okafor Anyanwu, a former Commissioner of Transport in the Rochas Okorocha administration of Imo State, for N180, 000, 000 (One Hundred and Eighty Million Naira, only)…
Olukoyede Tasks New Federal Agency Leaders on Transparency, Accountability
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has charged newly appointed Chief Executive Officers, Chairmen and Members of Governing Boards of Federal Parastatals, Agencies and Agencies to embrace transparency, accountability an…
EFCC Arraigns Eight Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC , Abuja Zonal Directorate, on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 has arraigned eight suspected internet fraudsters before Justice Anyalewa Onoja-Alapa of the Federal High Court Lafia, Nasarawa State. They were arraigned on one-count separate…
PRESS STATEMENT: The Points Vanguard Missed about SCUML Registration
Against the backdrop of The Vanguard’s Editorial of Tuesday, July 29, 2025 entitled: “EFCC’s SCUML Certification Conundrum” where some glaring inaccuracies and unverified issues are raised about the workings of the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering, SCUML, it is helpf…
Olukoyede to Reps: Let’s Make NELFUND a Model
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has tasked the House of Representatives to join hands with the EFCC to make the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFund a model that works. He gave the charge on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 when…
UNODC Reaffirms Commitment to EFCC in Fight against Corruption
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, has restated its commitment to strengthening its partnership with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the fight against corruption, cybercrime, illicit financial flows and all other organized crimes. The comm…
Olukoyede Urges Stronger Stakeholders’ Collaboration against Money Laundering
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has called for stronger collaboration from Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professionals, DNFBPs with the EFCC against money laundering and in tackling the vulnerability of major e…
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