EFCC Arrests Two for Alleged Naira Mutilation in Uyo
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested two men in Uyo for alleged mutilation of the Nigerian Naira notes. The suspects, Ejiofor Joseph Abuju and Temple Sunday Kachi were arrested recently by officers of the Special Task Force on Dollarizat…
EFCC Arrests Man for Alleged Currency Racketeering in Enugu
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested one Hussaini Ibrahim in connection with alleged currency racketeering of N460, 000. 00 (Four Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira). Ibrahim was arrested by the Special Task F…
Alleged N101.4 Billion Fraud: Court Orders Service of Hearing Notice on Yahaya Bello
Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, has directed that a hearing notice be served on Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi State, at his residence and on the court’s notice board. This follows his repeated failure to appear in court…
Calabar and Uyo Courts Jail Four Internet Fraudsters
Justices Ijeoma Ojukwu and M. A. Onyetenu of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State and Uyo, Akwa Ibom State respectively have convicted and sentenced four internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The convicts are: Abasiama Edet Ukana and Oko John Inya, Ch…
N27b Fraud: Ishaku, Yero’s Attempts to Halt Trial Suffers Blow
Former Taraba State governor, Darius Ishaku and a former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero will have to wait till the end of their trial to know their fate in the preliminary objection they filed, challenging…
EFCC Grills Three Suspected Oil Thieves in Uyo
The Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, has taken over the investigation of three suspected illegal crude oil dealers, alleged to be dealing in petroleum products without an appropriate license. The Nigerian Navy Ship , NNS Forward Operatin…
EFCC Arraigns Man for Alleged N72.6m, £31,200 Visa Scam in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, arraigned one Heart Chidozie Obum on a five-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and stealing to the tune of N72,689,000 (Seventy-Two Million,…
EFCC Beams Fresh Searchlights on Insurance Fraud
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has declared the resolve of the Commission to beam stronger searchlights on the nation’s insurance industry. He made the declaration in Abuja on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 when a del…
EFCC Arraigns Syndicate Impersonating Olukoyede for $700,000 Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned two members of an alleged syndicate, Ojobo Joshua and Aliyu Hashim for impersonating and attempting to blackmail the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede. They were arraigned on Wednesday, November 13, 202…
EFCC Arrests 11 Suspected Currency Racketeers in Port Harcourt
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, November 11, 2024, arrested 11 ( eleven)suspected currency racketeers and internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. They were arrested around Apara Stree…
Asset Recovery, Crucial Issue in Fight against Corruption
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has described asset recovery as pivotal in the fight against economic and financial crimes and a major disincentive against corrupt practices. He stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, Novem…
Senate Committee to EFCC: You have Done Wonderfully Well
The Senate Committee Chairman on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes, Senator Emmanuel Udende has applauded the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and its leadership for their performance in the last one year, stressing that the Commission has impressively tackled th…
Olukoyede Charges Students on Good Role Models
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called on students across the country to identify and emulate good models in the country in order to steer clear of internet fraud and other financial crimes. The EFCC boss made t…
Court Jails Seven Internet Fraudsters in Benin City
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, between November 6 and 7, 2024 secured the conviction and sentence of seven internet fraudsters before Justice A.N Erhabor of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City. The convicts are Johnson M…
EFCC Arrests Chinese Brothers, Two Others for Alleged Illegal Dealing in Solid Minerals
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested two Chinese siblings: Wang Jiang and Wang Richard for allegedly making efforts to export some solid minerals without requisite permit. While Jiang was arrested at the Ak…
EFCC Presents Second Witness against Couple in Alleged N2.7bn Fraud Trial in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, November 7, 2024, presented its second prosecution witness, PW2, Adesola Adeyinka, founder and CEO of Credit PRO Business Limited, in the trial of a couple, Ruth Idowu and Oriyomi Idowu, who are being prosecuted for…
Court Jails Man for Theft in Kaduna
Justice A. Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court has convicted and sentenced one Yusuf Umar Salisu to prison for fraud. He was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a one-count charge bordering on cheating, theft and u…
Court Jails Man for Theft in Kaduna
Justice A. Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court has convicted and sentenced one Yusuf Umar Salisu to prison for fraud. He was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a one-count charge bordering on cheating, theft and u…
Lagos Court Jails Man One Year for Possession of Fraudulent Documents
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, on Thursday, November 7, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Miracle Leleji Tega to one year and two months imprisonment for possession of fraudulent documents. Tega was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate o…
EFCC Arrests 21 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin City
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 arrested 21 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Benin City. The suspects were arrested based on actionable intelligence on their alleg…
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