Kano Court Jails Two for Non- Declaration of $86,500, 305,150 Riyals, 560,000 CFA
The Kano Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of Sale Bala and Abdullahi Tahir Hamisu before a Federal High Court sitting in Kano and presided over by Justice S.M. Shuaibu for failure to declare the sums of $86…
Court Orders Final Forfeiture of N1.2bn Stolen From Sterling Bank To FG
Justice D.I.Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N1,292,798,746.81 (One Billion , Two Hundred and Ninety-two Million, Seven Hundred and Ninety-eight Thousand , Seven Hundred and Forty-six Naira , Eighty-one Kobo…
Alleged $1,043,000 Fraud: Supreme Court Revokes Fred Ajudua’s Bail, Returns him to Prison.
The Supreme Court on Friday, May 9, 2025 allowed an appeal made by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division which granted bail to a socialite, Fred Ajudua. Ajudua is standing trial for allegedly obtaining the…
Alleged N12.3bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Oba Otudeko’s Case Till June 11
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, May 8, 2025, adjourned till June 11, 2025 “for a report on settlement and/or arraignment” of the Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko and others over an alleged N12.3bn fraud brought ag…
EFCC Arraigns Man over N70m Fraud in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, May 8, 2025 arraigned one Ntai Bagshaw and his company, Terraworks Limited before Justice I. O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja, Lag…
Court Jails 32 Internet Fraudsters in Ibadan, Osogbo
The Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of 32 internet fraudsters before seven judges High Court judges in Ibadan, Oyo State and one High Court judge in Osogbo, Osun State. The convicts are: Udoka…
EFCC Arrests Two Chinese Nationals, Six Nigerians for Illegal Mining in Ogun State
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, have arrested two Chinese and six Nigerians for alleged involvement in illegal mining activities in the Ogere area of Ogun State. The suspects: Zhang Hang Lin, Gao Pei Hai, Matthew Mathi…
EFCC, School Administrators Strengthen Partnership on Youths’ Reorientation in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has sought the support of heads of schools and principals in Lagos State towards enlisting students and school children in Integrity and Zero Tolerance clubs, which are the Commission’s reorientation and sensitization outreach pl…
Yahaya Bello: Court to Rule on EFCC Application on Re-examination of Witness, June 26
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, May 9, 2025, adjourned proceedings in the trial of the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello till June 26 and 27, and July 3 and 4, 2025 for ruling on the relief sought by the EFCC's counsel, to re-examine…
EFCC Arraigns Sunsteel MD, Adewoye for Alleged $680,622.65 Fraud in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Okotie-Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, May, 8, 2025, arraigned Olalekan Adewoye, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Sunsteel Industries Limited, before Justice Mojisola Dada…
Kwara Government Seeks Partnership with EFCC against Financial Crimes
The Kwara State government has sought to partner the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in recognition of the Commission’s efforts at taming the scourge of internet fraud and other financial crimes in the state. The proposal was made on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 when the…
EFCC Arrests 98 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Enugu, Kwara
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested 51 suspected internet fraudsters, while those of Ilorin Zonal Directorate have arrested 47. The Enugu suspects, made up of three females and 48 males were arrested in Pre…
Court Jails 25 Internet Fraudsters in Benin City
Justices W.l. Aziegbemhin and A.N. Erhabor of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City have convicted and sentenced 25 internet fraudsters to various jail terms.The convicts are: Tremendous Irosaike Eraze, Etinosa Newman, Benjamin Evbayemwenru, Otomobor Prosper, Osalumhewse Ho…
Why School Withheld $84,942 from Yahaya Bello’s Children’s School Fees - Witness
The trial of the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello continued on Thursday, March 8, 2025 with the third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Nicholas Ojehomon, explaining under cross-examination before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja that the American Internationa…
Appeal Court Upholds Ex-banker’s Seven Years Jail Term in Enugu
The Enugu Division of the Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction and seven years prison sentence of one Onyekachi Nwosu, a former employee of Guaranty Trust Bank for his commission of over N50million (Fifty Million Naira) loan fraud. Nwosu was prosecuted by the Enugu Zonal Dir…
EFCC Tasks PoS Operators on Due Diligence on Customers
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has charged Point of Sale operators, PoS in the country to ensure that they are guided by the rules and regulations of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, especially in the aspect of Know Your Customer, KYC. This charge was given b…
Court Jails Two Internet Fraudsters in Kaduna
Justice R.M.Aikawa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced one Olawuyi Segun Caleb and Abdulkareem Abubakar to jail for fraud. They were prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on separate o…
EFCC Arraigns Music Promoter, Firm for Alleged $397, 106 Forex Fraud, Money Laundering in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, arraigned a music promoter, Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu ThankGod, (a.k.a Eezee Tee) before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos ThankG…
EFCC, CLO in Enhanced Synergy in Maiduguri
The Maiduguri Zonal Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Commander of the EFCC, CE Aisha A. T Habib has called for enhanced sharing of intelligence and referral of cases to the Commission in order to help sanitise the nation’s financial space and get ri…
Courts Jail Seven Fraudsters in Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba
The Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, have secured the conviction and sentence of seven fraudsters for offences of cheating and obtaining under false pretences. The convicts are: Yusuf.O. Muhammed , Joseph Opeoluwa , Samuel Chukwudi O…
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