EFCC Arraigns Ex-Skye Bank Chair, Tunde Ayeni, Three Others for Alleged N25bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 7, 2019, arraigned a former Chairman, Board of Directors, Skye Bank Plc, Tunde Ayeni before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of a Federal High Court, (FHC) Abuja on a 10-count charge, bordering on money laundering to the tune of a…
EFCC Arraigns Man for Love Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, March 7, 2019, arraigned one Oyinloye Oyetola Jubril before Justice P.I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State. Jubril was arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on obtaining money by fal…
Anti-graft war: EFCC Faults UK Agency Over Alleged Lack of Cooperation
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been drawn to a report in Thisday Newspapers of Wednesday, March 6, 2019, under the headline: "UK: Nigeria's Anti-corruption Fights Frustrated by EFCC, Others." We observe that the report contains several il…
EFCC Secures Conviction of Ex-Banker
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Maiduguri Zonal Office, has secured the conviction of one Imam Malik Kalle before Justice Fadawu Umaru of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri on a one-count charge bordering on cheating to the tune of N1,500,000 (On…
Court Adjourns Ex-Niger Gov, Aliyu’s N2bn Ecological Fund Trial to April 15
Justice Yalim S. Bogoro of a Federal High Court, sitting in Minna, Niger State, has adjourned the trial of a former governor of the state, Babangida Aliyu, to April 15, 2019. Aliyu, fondly referred to as “Chief Servant” is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Com…
Armsgate: Veteran Broadcaster, Atere Testifies Against Okupe
The trial of former Senior Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, whom the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is prosecuting before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja continued on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 with veteran…
Magu Warns Against Vote-Buying, Voter's Inducement
The acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, on Wednesday, February 6, 2019, while on a live Radio program at Peace FM Maiduguri called on the general public to shun all forms of vote buying and inducement of voters during the coming Gubernato…
NSDSC Commends EFCC for Election Monitoring
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSDSC has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for its monitoring of the Presidential and National Assembly elections. The Rivers State Commandant of NSDSC, Mr. M.L Haruna, gave the commendation on Wednesday,…
Subsidy Scam: Court Told how Oil Magnate, Adegbite Defrauded FG N735 Million
Justice Silvanus Oriji of the FCT High Court, Apo, Abuja, has adjourned hearing in the suit involving two directors of Origin Oil and Gas Limited, Adegibite Adetoye and others in the alleged N735million subsidy fraud to March 7th, 2019. The defendants are being prosecuted by the…
Alleged N4.5bn Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Ex-Skye Bank Chair, Tunde Ayeni
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 6, 2019, arraigned Tunde Ayeni, a former Chairman, Board of Directors, Skye Bank Plc, before Justice Valentine Ashi of a Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Apo on a four-count charge, bordering on criminal breac…
Alleged N21bn Fraud: Witness Reveals How Ex-Air Chief, Amosu Laundered N12bn NAF Funds
A prosecution witness, Tosin Owobo, has told Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Adesina Amosu (retd.) laundered various sums of money belonging to the Nigeria Air Force, NAF. Amosu is standing trial a…
EFCC Arraigns Businessman for N8m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Office has arraigned the Managing Director of Farm Computers Limited, Umar Ibrahim, before Justice Darius Khobo of State High Court sitting in Kaduna on a one-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust to th…
Armsgate: Veteran Broadcaster, Atere Testifies Against Okupe
The trial of former Senior Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, whom the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is prosecuting before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja continued on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 with veteran…
Alleged N650m Fraud: Court Dismisses Ex-Minister’s Application
Justice Muslim Hassan of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has dismissed an application filed by a former Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Jumoke Akinjide and her co-defendants in an alleged N650 million fraud case. Akinjide is standing trial…
EFCC Partners Immigration, Civil Defence, FRSC In Combating Vote - Buying, Corruption
The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, secured the collaboration of other sister security agencies in its quest to prevent the menace of vote buying in governorship and state House of Assembly elections coming up…
Court Adjourns Belgore’s Alleged N450m Fraud Trial To Mar 27
Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has adjourned further hearing in the trial of Muhammad Dele Belgore, SAN, to March 27, 2019. Belgore is standing trial alongside a former Minister of National Planning, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, for allegedly…
Magu Vows to Intensify War against Vote Buying
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has again expressed the resolve to intensify efforts in ensuring that the war against vote buying remained sustained. Magu made the pledge on March 5, 2019 during a visit to the EFCC Ilorin Zo…
Internet Fraudster Bags Six Months
Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on March 5, 2019, convicted and sentenced one Abati Ayodeji Olalekan, a.k.a Carissa, to six months in prison for engaging in internet fraud. The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Employment Scam: EFCC Arrests Custom’s Boss Impersonator
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office on February 20, 2019, arrested one Azeez Yakubu Afolayan for impersonating the Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd) and using his name to scam job seekers. Afolayan was arreste…
Two Bag 6 Years Each For Stealing
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Gombe Zonal Office ON Monday, March 4, 2019 secured the conviction of Yusuf Usman and Sani Ahmed before Justice Abubakar Jauro of the Gombe State High Court on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing. They were a…
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