No More Hiding Place For Looters-Magu
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has said that the long arm of the law will catch up with looters of the nation's commonwealth, insisting that there is no more hiding place for the corrupt. Magu was speaking during the secon…
Alleged N1.4 Billion Fraud: NBA Presy, Paul Usoro, Has a Case to Answer, EFCC
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has been drawn to the speech made by Paul Usoro, SAN, president of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA at the Association’s National Executive Committee, which held on December 6, 2018 in Abuja. Indeed, the EFCC ha…
N573 Million Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Ex. NABDA'S DG, 9 others
A former Director General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency, NABDA, Professor Lucy Ogbadu and nine other officials, including the Bayelsa State's Director of the Agency, Josiah Bitrus Habu, were on Thursday, 6 December, 2018 arraigned by the Economic And Financial…
N5m Fraud: Defendant's Plea for Favour Forces Judge's Withdrawal
The trial of Victoria Adelana, a civil engineer, who is standing trial for a N5 million fraud, before Justice D.Z. Senchi of a Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Jabi, has taken a new twist as the trial judge withdrew from the case accusing the defendant of embarrassing h…
Man Bags One Year Imprisonment Over Land Scam
Justice M. L. Owolabi of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Iyagunku, today, December 7, 2018 convicted and sentenced one Gafar Saka to one year imprisonment for obtaining money under false pretence contrary to Section 419 of the Criminal Code Law, Cap 38, Laws of the Oyo State…
IGP Team Handovers Three Suspected Internet Fraudsters to EFCC
Operatives of the IGP Intelligence Response Team, IRT, has handed over three suspected Advance Fee fraudsters to the Ibadan office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for further investigation. The suspects who are between 22 and 29 years of age includes: Ebenez…
Graft: UNTH Doctors Seek EFCC’s Intervention
A delegation of over eighty resident doctors under the aegis of the Association of Resident Doctors from the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Ituku/Ozalla, on Thursday, December 6, 2018 stormed the South East Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commiss…
Ex Chair, Sec. of College Cooperative Dock Over N6.3m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday 6th December, 2018, arraigned Musa Inuwa Arab and Mohammed Tukur Bappa before Honourable Justice Abubakar Jauro of State High Court 9, Gombe, Gombe State on Three count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money…
Court Jails Man One Year For ATM Swapp
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday 6th, December, 2018 secured the conviction of Dauda Sadiq Abubakar before Honourable Justice Abubakar Jauro of State High Court 9, Gombe, Gombe State on Three count charge bordering on Cheating and Stealing. The convict was…
Alleged N6.3bn Fraud: Court Admits More Exhibit against Ex- Gov. Jang
The trial of a former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, continued on December 6, 2018 at a Plateau State High Court, presided over by Justice Daniel Longji, with the EFCC presenting its fourth witness, Habila Dung. Jang is standing trial along with Yusuf Pam for an alleged N…
Alleged $115 Million Diezani Loot: EFCC Arraigns Ex-Gov. Dakingari, Two Others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today December 6th 2018, arraigned the former governor of Kebbi State, Usman Saidu Dakingari alongside two others before Honourable Justice Basse Onu of the Federal High Court sitting in Kebbi. They were arraigned on a 13 count…
EFCC Docks Man For N35.2m Fraud ......Another For N.3million Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos office, on Thursday, December 6, 2018, arraigned one Micheal Talabi alongside his company, Tom Consult Limited, before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on a three-count charge…
EFCC Arraigns Dangote Staff For Alleged N15m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos office, on Thursday, December 6, 2018, arraigned Adewale Dalmeida, Ibrahim Lawal and Lukman Adam, who are employees of Dangote Cement, Ibese, Ogun State, and one Afeez Olaniba before Justice O. J. Bamgbose of the High Cour…
EFCC Arraigns Man for Defrauding Pensioner
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Murtala Bashir, Director, Portfolio Manager and Circular Trust Limited before Justice M.T. Tukur of the Kaduna State High Court on a one-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and cheating. The petit…
N83.5m Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Man over Conspiracy
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Office Wednesday, 5th December, 2018 arraigned one Chief Olawale Ladoja before Justice A. L. Akintola of the State High Court 9 sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State. He was arraigned on two different charges containing two-count…
EFCC Arraigns Two For N1.7m Land Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on December 5, 2018 arraigned Ferdinand Ugwunwani and John Ugwu before Justice A.M. Liman of the Federal High Court, Enugu on a three–count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining the sum of N1,780,000 (One Million, Seven Hu…
Alleged N6.3bn Fraud: How N2bn was withdrawn from Plateau State Account- Witness
The trial of a former Plateau State governor, Jonah Jang, continued on December 5, 2018, with a prosecution witness, Emmanuel Kpanja, giving details of how about N2 billion was withdrawn at various times from the Plateau State Government’s account. Jang is standing trial on a 12-…
Magu Never Attended Buhari Re-Election Gathering
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn an online publication, Premium Times, of 5th December, 2018, with a bold headline: “EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, attends Buhari re-election gathering”. The story is not only misleading but very mi…
EFCC: Operation Plant a Tree
In an effort to recreate the environment and make it more work friendly for officers of the Commission, the Gombe Head of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Friday Ebelo today, 5th December, 2018 engaged in tree plantation around office compound. He was assisted…
Again, EFCC Arraigns Two for $115m Diezani Largesse
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Joel Madaki and Felix Bilishan Tagwame, before Justice A.M. Anka of the Federal High Court, Yola, Adamawa State, on four counts bordering on conspiracy, misappropriation and diversion of funds. Investigation into t…
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