Court Jails Mohammed Gobir Seven Years For N300m Fraud In Lagos
Justice R.I.B. Adeniyi of the State High Court sitting in Ikeja Lagos, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Mohammed Gobir to seven years imprisonment for N300m fraud. His journey to prison began after he was arrested by the operatives of EFCC at his Ikoyi, Lag…
FMSDIGA Seeks EFCC's Support in Project Monitoring and Implementation
The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, FMSDIGA, Dr Onwusoro Maduka Ihemelandu has sought the support of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in the area of monitoring and implementation of government projects…
Investment Scam: Olukoyede Cautions Public against Negligence
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has advised members of the public to apply care in choosing where to invest their money so as to avoid being ripped off in fraudulent schemes. He gave the advice in Abuja on Thursday, July…
Alleged N6.9bn Fraud: Judge’s Absence Stalls Fayose’s No-Case Submission
The scheduled ruling on the No-case submission filed by a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos was stalled on Thursday, July 10, 2025, due to the absence of the Judge. The EFCC had, on T…
Olukoyede to NASS Members: Give us a Law Against Unexplained Wealth
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged members of the National Assembly to enact a law against unexplained wealth, stressing that it will boost the fight against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corrupt…
We will Ensure NELFUND Serve Its Intended Purpose - Olukoyede
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has reiterated the resolve of the Commission to ensure that every kobo earmarked for the students’ loan scheme through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, gets to its intended b…
Olukoyede Seeks Cyber Resilience to Tackle Internet Crimes in Financial Ecosystem
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called for robust cyber resilience in the nation’s financial ecosystem to tackle all manner of risks and fraudulent schemes. He made the call in Abuja on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at…
EFCC Commences Investigation of Suspect Over Undeclared $29,000 At Lagos Airport
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced investigation of one Rajesh Kumar arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, for allegedly failing to declare the sum of $29,000( Twenty Nine Thousand United State…
Court Jails Four for Internet Fraud in Kaduna
Justice A.Isyaka of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna, the state capital has convicted and sentenced the quartet of Promise Usman, Daniel Chinedu, Fahad Yusuf Badamasi and Emmanuel Chidera Udochukwu to prison for fraud. They were prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Direct…
Olukoyede Seeks Integrity Testing of Public Officers to Curb Corruption
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial C\rimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called for integrity examination of public officers in Ministries , Departments and Agencies, MDAs of government to curb economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption…
Kaduna Court Jails Man for Internet Fraud
Justice Amina Bello of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna State has convicted and sentenced one Zeal Abraham to jail for fraud. Abraham was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one-count charge that bor…
EFCC Arrests Nine Suspected Illegal Miners in Niger
Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested nine suspected illegal miners in Niger State. They were arrested in Kaniyan Village, Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, following actionable intelligence on th…
EFCC Arraigns Bigibet Promoter, Firm for Alleged N855m Investment Fraud in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 8, 2025, arraigned one Adepoju Emmanuel Abiodun, promoter of Bigibet, before Justice O.A.Okunuga of the State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Abiodun and his company , Nobe…
EFCC Commences Investigation of Suspect for Undeclared $420,900, £5,825, CFA3,946,500 Alleged Fraud
The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has commenced a comprehensive investigation into the case of one Ahmad Salisu, arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, for allegedly concealing and failing to declare the sum of $420,900 (Four…
Alleged N110.4bn Fraud: Court Reserves Ruling on Yahaya Bello’s Travel Application Till July 17
Justice Marianne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, reserved ruling till July 17, 2025, on an application filed by former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, seeking permission to travel to the United Kingdom f…
Olukoyede Charges DNFBPs on Compliance
The Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has charged stakeholders in the fight against money laundering to collaborate with the Commission to ensure the delisting of Nigeria from the Grey List of the Financial Action Task Force, FATF…
Alleged €49 Million Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Two in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, on Monday, July 7, 2025, arraigned Abel Egerton Sokari, Nkiruka Chukwuma, and a company, Zakah Global Investment Limited, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, L…
Court Jails Nine Chinese for Cyber-terrorism, Internet Fraud
Justice D. E.Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, July 7, 2025, convicted and sentenced nine Chinese to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The convicts are Qin Xiao Yong, Luo Mao Yang, Liu Ni Ni, Liu Gang, Sun Qi…
Shun Internet Fraud, Olukoyede Charges Youths
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has again charged Nigerian youths to channel their creative energy to legitimate and resourceful ventures rather than internet fraud. The EFCC Chairman gave the charge on Friday, July 4, 2…
EFCC Takes Anti-corruption Campaign to School Children in Ilorin
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, July 7, 2025, took its anti-corruption campaign to the pupils of Lightway Nursery and Primary School, Tanke, Ilorin, Kwara State. Ayodele Babatunde, Head, Public Affairs Department, Ilorin Dir…
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