EFCC Re-arraigns Fadama Society Executives for Alleged ₦178m Fraud in Jos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, May 29, 2025, re-arraigned two executives of the Covenant Fadama Multi-purpose Cooperative Society, its Secretary, Okewole Dayo, and Chairman, Bishop Katung Jonas before Justice Sharon T. Ishaya of the Federal High…
Alleged N76bn and $31.5m fraud: Court Adjourns Ex-AMCON MD, Kuru, Others’ Trial Till June 4
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, adjourned till June 4, 2025 further hearing in the trial of Mallam Ahmed Kuru, a former Managing Director of Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, and four others,…
ICPC Affirms Commitment to Working with EFCC in Anti-corruption Fight
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC has stated its resolve to continue to work in synergy with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC towards greater successes in the anti-corruption fight. The resolve was conveyed by the Resi…
Lagos Court Jails Three for Internet Fraud
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of three internet fraudsters to one year imprisonment each before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The convicts…
EFCC Arrest Eight Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Abia State.
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on May 22, 2025, arrested eight suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Abia state. They were arrested following credible intelligence on their suspected involvement in…
EFCC Charges Accountants On Compliance With AML/CFT Regulations
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has urged accountants in the country to comply with the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing, AML/CFT, laws in their operations to promote a clean and transparent financial sector. This call was made in Lagos on…
Kano TikToker, Murja Kunya Sentenced to six months jail Term for Naira Abuse
The Kano Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 28 , 2025 secured the conviction and sentence of social media influencer, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, before Justice Simone Amobeda of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano. Kunya was arrested…
Court Jails Three Internet Fraudsters in Kwara
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ilorin on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 convicted and sentenced the trio of Ibrahim Ajisafe Oladimeji, Hassan Abdulmalik Temitope and Babatunde David Olusegun to jail for fraud. They were prosecuted by the Ilorin Zonal Direc…
Alleged $12 Million Money Laundering Charge: Absence of SunTrust Bank MD Stalls Arraignment
The scheduled arraignment of Halima Buba, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of SunTrust Bank Ltd, and Innocent Mbagwu, the bank’s Executive Director/Chief Compliance Officer, was on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, stalled due to the absence of the defendants in court. The case, br…
Corrupt People Must not Enjoy Proceeds of Their Crime - Olukoyede
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has disclosed that the Commission’s efforts at tracking illicit assets and seizure are driven by the need to make the corrupt accountable for their actions and to get restitution for t…
Tackle Internet Fraud Like you Tackled Cultism - Olukoyede Charges Students
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called on students of tertiary institutions in the country to maximize the internal control mechanisms of their schools in tackling cybercrime in their campuses, just as they did a…
EFCC Arraigns Four for Alleged Internet Fraud, N75m Money Laundering in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 arraigned four suspects for internet fraud and money laundering before Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The suspects are: Chidera…
EFCC Secretary Applauds Involvement of Students in Anti-Graft Fight
The Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Muhammad Hammajoda, has described the involvement of Nigerian students in the fight against corruption and financial crimes as positive, stressing that their engagement is one of the critical pillars in the…
Lagos Court Jails Nasir Ali, One Other 14 Years for N2.2bn Oil Subsidy Fraud
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, convicted and sentenced two oil marketers, Mamman Nasir Ali and Christian Taylor, to 14 years imprisonment each for N2.2bn oil subsidy fraud. They were re-arraigned alongside Na…
Court Jails Four for Internet Fraud in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 26, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of four internet fraudsters before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The convicts are: Arowoso…
Court Jails Internet Fraudster in Port Harcourt
Justice E. A. Obile of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced one Miracle Deele to jail for fraud. He was convicted and sentenced upon his arraignment on Monday, May 26, 2025 by the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economi…
EFCC Arraigns Benin City Socialite for Naira Abuse
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, May 26, 2025 arraigned Kelly Okungbowa a.k.a Ebo Stone, a Benin City-based socialite before Justice C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Benin City on a two-count charge of…
Court Jails Bank Thief in Kaduna
Justice A. Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced one Nureedeen Siraj to jail for fraud. He was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a one-count charge, bordering on theft…
EFCC Arraigns Three Bankers, Four others for Bank Fraud in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, May 23, 2025 arraigned the trio of Samuel Ihechukwu, Fabian Chizaram and Kingsley Kelechi Ejim, who are employees of one of the first generation bank, before Justice Daniel Osiagor of…
EFCC Arrests 49 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Lokoja, Recover Loaded Pistol
Officers of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 49 suspected internet fraudsters in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. They were arrested between Saturday, May 24, 2025 and Sunday, May 25, 2025, following actionable intel…
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