EFCC Arrests 47 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin City
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 arrested 47 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Benin City, Edo State. The suspects were arrested following credible intelligence that l…
Court Jails Man Four Years for Refusal to Accept Naira As Legal Tender
Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Uzondu Precious Chimaobi to four years imprisonment for his refusal to accept the Naira as a legal tender. Chimaobi was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal…
Alleged N1.38bn Fraud: EFCC Presents First Witness, Peter Okoye against Ex-P-Square Manager
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, April 14, 2025, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Peter Obumuneme Okoye, against Jude Chigozie Okoye, elder brother and former Manager of Paul a…
Lagos Court Jails Two for Possession of Fraudulent Documents, Impersonation
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Okotie Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, April 10, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of two internet fraudsters to one year imprisonment each before Justice Abike Fadipe of the Lagos State…
EFCC Arraigns Chinese for Giving False information in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, April 14, 2025, arraigned a Chinese, Liu Beixiang, before Justice Ayokule Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The defendant is standing…
EFCC Arrests 17 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Uyo
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 17 suspected internet fraudsters in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The suspects are: Osita Emmanuel (25 years), Saint Johnson, (20 years), Peter Lucky (26 years), Samuel Asuquo, (2…
Court Jails Nine Internet Fraudsters in Benin City
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, between March 27 to April 11, 2025 secured the conviction and sentence of nine internet fraudsters before Justice A.N. Erhabor of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City, Edo State. The convict…
Alleged N5.78bn Fraud: Another Witness Confirms Ex-Governor Ahmed’s Kwara UBEC Loan
The Sixth Prosecution Witness, PW6, Suleiman Oluwadare Ishola in the ongoing trial of the former governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his former Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu, has corroborated the testimonies of earlier witnesses that the Ahmed’s administration…
Courts Jail Five for Fraud in Kaduna
The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction and sentence of five internet fraudsters before Justices R.M.Aikawa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna and D.H Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna…
EFCC Arraigns Man for Alleged Possession of Counterfeit $4,350 in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Thursday, April 10, 2025, arraigned one Moshood Mustapha Olanrewaju on a four-count charge bordering on alleged currency counterfeiting before Justice Yellin Bogoro of the Federal High Court si…
Internet Fraudster Surrenders Voluntarily to EFCC in Benin
An internet fraudster on Monday April 8, 2025 surrendered himself to the Acting Zonal Director of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACEI Effam Okim The 28-year-old fraudster who hails from Oredo Loc…
Alleged N5.78bn Fraud: Ex-Governor Ahmed did not Repay N1bn SUBEB Loan-Witness
The Fourth Prosecution Witness, PW4, Lanre Daibu, in the trial of former governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed and his Finance Commissioner, Ademola Banu on Thursday, April 10, 2025 told Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin that Banu directed the re…
Court Orders Final Forfeiture of Seven Properties Linked to Ex-Banker in Lagos
Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, April 10, 2025, ordered the final forfeiture of seven properties linked to one Muiz Tijani Adeyinka, a former staff of First Bank Plc. The properties are: Plot 9, Block 28 Itunu City, Veritas…
EFCC, ARMY, DSS, NIS, NSCDC Strengthen Collaboration against Corruption in Abia
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and major law enforcement agencies in Abia State have reiterated their collaborative commitment in tackling the fight against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption in the state and across the country. This re…
Court Jails Internet Fraudster One Year in Lagos
Justice O.A. Okunuga of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced one Adebambo Fawas Olamilekan to one year imprisonment for internet fraud. Olamilekan was arraigned on April 3, 2025 by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crim…
Alleged N33.8bn Fraud: EFCC Advances more Evidence against Mamman in Trial-within-trial
The trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, continued on Thursday, April 10, 2025, before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the prosecution presenting further evidence in a trial-within-trial to justify the admissibility of the extra-judicial…
EFCC Arraigns Two Suspected Fraudsters for Impersonating Kano Oil Mogul
The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, has arraigned the duo of Sulaiman Inuwa Zakiru and Aliyu Ahmed before Honourable Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu of the Kano State High Court on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining m…
Courts Jails Seven Internet Fraudsters in Kaduna
The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction and sentence of seven internet fraudsters before Justice R.M.Aikawa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna. The convicts are: Paul Emmanuel Tumba (a.k.a Cynthia Ebuka), G…
Interpol Applauds EFCC and Its Collaborative Efforts
The International Criminal Police Organization, INTERPOL, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for its operational effectiveness and collaborative efforts with it in driving activities against national and trans-border financial crimes. This plaudit wa…
Interpol Applauds EFCC and Its Collaborative Efforts
The International Criminal Police Organization, INTERPOL, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for its operational effectiveness and collaborative efforts with it in driving activities against national and trans-border financial crimes. This plaudit wa…
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