Court Winds Up Illegal Capital Market Firm in Lagos
Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi , Lagos, on Thursday, May 22, 2025, ordered the winding up of a fraudulent collective investment scheme firm, CJC Markets Limited, over failure to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC. He gave the…
Court Jails Eight for Money Laundering, Internet Fraud in Kaduna
Justice R.M.Aikawa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced eight internet fraudsters to jail. The convicts, Ogar Joseph, Nanbut David Dauda, Abah Mathew Arome, Fasikun Lekan, Daniel John, Gideon Dennis, Friday Emmanuel and Yusuf Hijelan were prose…
Five Bag Jail Terms for Financial Crimes in Kaduna
Justices R.M.Aikawa and A. Isiaka of the Federal and State High Courts, respectively, sitting in Kaduna have convicted and sentenced the quintet of David Dawaza Gafara, Abraham Emmanuel Kazachang, Muhammed Umar Faruk, Aliyu Ibrahim Oyibo and David Eddy Akang to jail for financial…
Court Jails Eight Internet Fraudsters in Gombe, Bauchi
The Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the convictions and sentence of eight internet fraudsters. The convicts are Goshen Favour Habila, Isaac Matthew Eze, Patrick Oruma, Chineme Kelvin Ifeatu, Richard Olumodeji, Okoye Patri…
Olukoyede Bags Excellence Award in Lagos
Again, the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has been recognized for his unwavering commitment to the fight against economic and financial crimes, as he was conferred with the prestigious Award of Excellence by the National A…
AGF Seeks EFCC’s Intervention in Blocking Leakages
The Accountant-General of The Federation, AGF, Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, on Tuesday, 20 May 2025, called on the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, to assist his office in blocking shortages and leakages in revenue stream…
Canada Honours Olukoyede for Outstanding Role in Global Crime Fight
The Canadian High Commission in Nigeria on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 honoured the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, with a Certificate of Recognition for his outstanding contributions to the global fight against transnation…
EFCC, Varsity VCs Collaborate on Anti-Corruption Campaigns
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, CVCNU, have agreed to explore strategic areas of collaboration aimed at strengthening institutional integrity and curbing corruption within the nation’s ivory towers…
Alleged N600m, $50,000.00 Investment Fraud: Court Issues Bench Warrant Against Agribusiness Promoter in Lagos
Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, issued a warrant for the arrest of one Ayodele Toyosi, promoter of Reaprite Global Limited and Agrorite Limited, for failing to appear in court for his trial. Toyosi,…
EFCC Arrests 35 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin City
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday May 20, 2025 arrested 35 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations within Benin City. The suspects were arrested based on credible intelligence on their alleged…
Port Harcourt Courts Jail Three Internet Fraudsters 90 Months
Justices P. I. Ajoku and S. D. Pam of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state have convicted and sentenced three internet fraudsters, Rex Akah Kinikachi Kelvin, Kennedy Chinedu Eleyi-Waltar and Chris Orji to 90 months jail terms in Port Harcourt Correctional…
Court Jails Company CEO for N33.5m Fraud in Maiduguri
Justices Mohammed Maina of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, has convicted and sentenced one Alhaji Bashir Tanko to twenty one years imprisonment. Tanko was re-arraigned on November 18, 2024 by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes C…
Develop Good Online Habits - EFCC Tasks Students in Enugu
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged students across the country to prioritize developing good online habits, avoid cybercrime, focus on their education and their overall development as informed, responsible a…
Housing Minister Commends EFCC on Asset Recovery & Handover
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for its remarkable efforts in asset recovery across the country, especially the landmark recovery and handover of 753 unit of houses at the Lo…
EFCC Arraigns Bankers, Three Others for Alleged Cybercrime in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, arraigned the duo of Kehinde Odeyemi and Matthew Adeniyi Damilola, who are both employees of Premium Trust Bank, before Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal H…
EFCC Hands Over 753 Recovered Housing Units to Ministry of Housing
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 handed over 753 units of houses recovered by the Commission at Plot 109 Cadastral Zone C09, Lokogoma District, Abuja to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Devel…
EFCC Re-arraigns Ex-NDDC Boss, Omatsuli For Alleged N3.6bn Fraud In Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 19, 2025, re-arraigned Tuoyo Omatsuli, a former Executive Director on Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Omatsuli,…
SCUML, NFIU Train Gaming Operators On AML/CFT in Lagos
The Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML, and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit NFIU, have deepened their collaboration through a training on compliance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CFT) laws for key industry practitione…
EFCC Arraigns Banker for Alleged N2.4m Cybercrime in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Okotie-Eboh, on Friday, May 16, 2025, arraigned one Solomon Stephen Ufayo, a staff of Ecobank Plc, on a one-count charge bordering on alleged cybercrime to the tune of N2,404,000(Two Million Four…
EFCC Arraigns One for Alleged N31million Land Fraud in Kano
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kano Zonal Directorate, has arraigned one Abubakar Iliyasu Saminu before Justice Nasiru Saminu of the Kano State High Court on a one-count charge bordering on obtaining the sum of N31,250,000 (Thirty-One Million, Two Hundred an…
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