Yahaya Bello’s Alleged N80.2bn Fraud : How N1.09bn Vanished from Kogi Government’s Account in Three Days-Witness
A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, on Thursday, June 26, 2025, narrated before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, how a staggering ₦1,096,830,000 (One Billion, Ninety-Six Million, Eig…
Alleged N110 Billion Fraud: Court Adjourns Yahaya Bello’s Trial to July 8
Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned the N110 billion fraud trial of the immediate past Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, and two others until July 8; October 8 and 9; and November 12 and 13. Bello i…
Alleged N1.9bn Fraud: EFCC`s Witnesses Narrate How Ministry Director, Surveyor Siphoned Contract Funds
The First Prosecuting Witness, PW1, William Abimbola, in the matter of former Deputy Director,Highways, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Augustine Ojo Olowoniyan, alongside a surveyor, Sulaiman Abdulkadir Muhammed of the Department of Highways and Planning on Monday, June 2…
Kaduna Court Jails Man for Internet Fraud
Justice Amina Bello of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna State on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 convicted and sentenced one Ezeani Victor Udochukwu to jail for fraud. He was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC a…
Money Laundering: Olukoyede Charges Banks’ Compliance Officers on Measures to Combat Financial Crimes
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called on compliance officers in the nation’s banking sector to embrace technology-driven measures to combat financial crimes. He made this call in Lagos on Wednesday, June 25, 20…
Courts Sentence Four Internet Fraudsters to Jail in Port Harcourt
Justices P. I. Ajoku, P. I. Ayua and S. I. Mark of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 convicted and sentenced Daniel Ebubechi Chinweobo, Timi Olamide Samuel, Chibueze Thaddeus Ugochukwu and Emmanuel Linus to various jail ter…
Olukoyede Calls for Enhanced Inter-agency Collaboration against Trans-border Crimes
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has called for enhanced inter-agency collaboration in the fight against transnational crimes among the member states of West and Central African regions as well as adequate capacity buildi…
Again, Court Jails Mama Boko Haram for N11m Contract Fraud in Maiduguri
Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri on Wednesday, 25 June 2025 convicted and sentenced the trio of Aisha Alkali Wakil (a.k.a mama boko haram), Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode to fourteen years jail term each. The defendants were a…
EFCC Tasks Gombe Market Traders on Currency Counterfeiting
The Acting Zonal Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gombe Zonal Directorate, Deputy Commander of the EFCC, DCE Sa'ad Hanafi Sa'ad has tasked Gombe Local market Traders Association to always report cases of currency counterfeiting to the Commission. He…
Olukoyede to SEDC: “Bring South East to Limelight”
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede has charged the Executive Director of South East Development Commission, SEDC, Mark Okoye to bring the South East region to limelight by prioritizing the development of the region throu…
Be Generals in War against Corruption, Olukoyede Charges Corps Members
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has urged youths in the country to be foot soldiers, brigade commanders and generals of the anti-corruption fight and not convicts of internet fraud. He gave the charge on Tuesday Jun…
Court Jails Six Chinese for Cyber-Terrorism, Internet Fraud in Lagos
Justice Justice D. I. Dipeolu and Justice A. O. Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has convicted and sentenced six Chinese to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The convicts are: JIA You (a.k.a A. You), Wang Zheng Feng (a.k.a.Fe…
Alleged N3.4bn, $2,562,203 Cybercrime: EFCC Presents First Witness Against Two Chinese, One Nigerian
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 23, 2025, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Chidubem Ogbura, a banker with Union Bank Plc, in the trial of Friday Audu, Huang Haoyu and An Hongxu over an alleged N3.4bn, $2,562,203 cybercrime before J…
Courts Jail 17 Chinese For Cyber-terrorism, Internet Fraud in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 23, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of 17 Chinese nationals to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud before Justices D. E.Osiagor and Justice…
Olukoyede Tasks Stakeholders on Strict Compliance with FATF Law
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged all stakeholders involved in tackling money laundering, including Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs), Licensing Authorities and Self-Regulatory Bo…
EFCC Arraigns Five for Fraudulent Internet Activities in Gombe
The Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Abulrazak Yusuf, Maxwell Gyang, Amos Samson, Abdulgawiy Jamilu and Abel Dung Davou before Justice Amina A. Muhammad of the Federal High Court, sitting in Gombe, Gombe State. They were…
Use the Internet for Positive Things, Olukoyede Charges Students
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged Nigerian students to use the internet for positive ventures and not for fraud. He gave the charge at a one day symposium tagged "Safe Campus for Students: Combating Physical and…
EFCC Urges Students to Shun Negative Use of Internet in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,has called on students across the country to shun negative use of the internet, stressing that it could be counter-productive and criminal. The call was made in Lagos on Friday, June 20, 2025, at an interactive session with stude…
EFCC Arrests Governor’s Aide for Alleged Sextortion & Cyber Bullying
Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested the Special Adviser to the Executive Governor of Benue State on Documentation, Research, and Planning, Dr. Mkor Aondona for alleged sextortion and cyber bullying. He w…
Appeal Court Upholds N1.5b Final Forfeiture to Federal Government
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Friday, June 20, 2025 upheld the January 22, 2025 ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo for the final forfeiture of N1,582,000,000 (One Billion, Five Hundred and Eighty-two Million) to the fed…
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