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…
Court Jails Two Internet Fraudsters in Kaduna
The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction and sentence of one Al-Mustapha Isah Gupa and Qareeb Adekunle Yusuf before Justice I. A Isiaka of the State High Court, sitting in Kaduna. They were prosecuted on a separate on…
EFCC, TCTI Sign MoU on Digital Skills Provision for Youths
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and Teachers Continuous Training Institute, TCTI, Biase, Cross Rivers State have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU on digital skills provision for Nigerian youths. The document was signed a few days ago when TCTI Director…
Court Jails Man for N35m Fraud in Abuja
Justice S. M. Mayana of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja, on Monday, May 5, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Daniel Ameh to imprisonment for fraud. The convict was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC on a one-cou…
EFCC Traces over $300,000 Laundered Money to Arrested Yahoo Boy Suspect
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has traced money laundering activities in excess of $300,000 (Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollar) to a suspected internet fraudster. The suspect was among the 35, picked up on Sunday, May 4, 2025 in Sabo Iyako area of A…
Anti-graft War: Oba of Lagos Assures EFCC of Support
The Oba of Lagos, His Royal Majesty, Oba Rilwan Babatunde Osuolale Aremu Akiolu I, has assured the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC of support and commitment of the state’s traditional institution to the fight against corruption, economic and financial crimes. He ga…
EFCC’s Case against Martins Vincent Otse
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the exercise of its mandate of tackling economic and financial crimes, invited Martins Vincent Otse owing to a series of petitions bordering on sundry issues of alleged financial crimes raised against him. He refused to show…
EFCC Arrests Content Creator for Naira Abuse in Kaduna
Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested a social media content creator, Muhammed Kabir Sa'ad for allegedly abusing Naira notes. Sa'ad made a video of himself on his Tik Tok and Instagram account @youngcee0066…
Court Jails Ex-convict, One Other for Hawking Naira Notes in Lagos
Justice Yellin Bogoro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, May 2, 2025, convicted and sentenced the duo of Folake Adeoti and Modupe Adewuyi to one year imprisonment, each for hawking Naira notes. They arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Eco…
Court Jails Man for Non-declaration of £8020, $704 in Lagos Airport
Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, May 2, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Agudosi Christopher Okechukwu to six months imprisonment for non-declaration of foreign currencies at Lagos Airport. Okechukwu was arrested in December 20…
Alleged Money Laundering: EFCC Re-arraigns Man for Non-declaration of $90,000
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Okotie-Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday , May 2, 2025, re- arraigned one Alhaji Ahmed Shaw before Justice D.I.Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos for money laundering. He was…
EFCC Arrests Three Suspects Behind Q-net Scam
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have nabbed three suspected fraudsters linked with Q-net scam in the country. The suspects, Olaniyan Joshua, Oyetunde Julius Akano, and Victor Oluwale who are currently undergoing interrogation in the Commission, w…
Our Actions Guided by Principles of Law - Olukoyede
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has stated that all actions of the Commission in the cause of its anti-corruption fight are guided by principles of law. He stated this on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 when he received th…
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