Court Jails 22 Internet Fraudsters in Benin City
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission between September 5 and 13, 2024 secured the conviction of 22 internet fraudsters before Justice Igho Braimoh of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City. The convicts are Emmanuel Osakpolor Bright, Om…
Olukoyede Tasks NPTF Boss on Transparency, Accountability
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has charged the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF), Mohammed Sheidu to toe the paths of transparency and accountability towards ensuring the actualization of the agenc…
EFCC, FRSC Strengthen Collaboration on Information Sharing
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, have made fresh moves to strengthen their existing collaboration particularly in the area of information sharing in the fight against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corru…
EFCC Arrests Five Chinese for Alleged Illegal Mining in Uyo
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, have arrested five suspected illegal Chinese miners at Ndito-Eka-Iba village, in Ibieno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The five alleged illegal miners were arrested by the “Sp…
Olukoyede Tasks Nigerians on Monitoring of Constituency Projects
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called on Nigerians across the country to rise up to the task of monitoring constituency projects being embarked upon by their elected leaders in order to drive positive changes an…
Olukoyede Vows to Sanitise the Banking Sector
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has declared the resolve of the Commission to deploy a robust enforcement of the country’s financial laws and regulations towards sanitizing the banking sector and insulate it from rogue a…
Insecurity: Olukoyede Calls for Collective Fight against Corruption
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has stated that corruption was the key issue promoting insecurity in the country and called for a collective fight against it. He made this known on Tuesday, September 11, 2024, at th…
Abuja Court Jails Man for Internet Fraud
The Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on September 9, 2024 secured the conviction and sentence of one Nelson Solomon before Justice I. Nwosu of the FCT High Court Maitama, Abuja. Solomon was prosecuted on a two-count charge, bordering o…
Court Jails American Businessman, Marco Ramirez 68Years for $1.6m Visa Fraud in Lagos
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, convicted an American businessman, Marco Antonio Ramirez, for $1.2 million EB-5 visa scam . The Judge also convicted him for a separate $368,698.24 fraud. The Economic and…
Court Jails Internet Fraudster in Enugu
Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court, sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu has convicted and jailed one Okwudili Joseph for fraud. He was prosecuted on one-count-charge bordering on impersonation and cybercrime by the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and…
EFCC, KAROTA Join Forces against Corruption
The Kano Zonal Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Commander of the EFCC, CE Ibrahim Shazali has called for stronger cooperation and synergy between federal and state law enforcement agencies to strengthen the fight against corruption. He made the call…
Olukoyede Charges Auditors on Due Diligence
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged auditors across the country to always ensure due diligence and compliance in their operations. According to him, auditors are professional gate- keepers trained to keep wat…
Olukoyede Tasks Lawyers on Professionalism
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has charged defence counsels in the Commission’s cases to be guided by the ethics of their profession in the discharge of their duties to their clients. Olukoyede gave the charge recently…
EFCC Arrests 46 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Warri
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Sunday, September 8, 2024 arrested 46 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations within Warri, Delta State. They were arrested following credible intelligence on their al…
Court Jails 17 Internet Fraudsters in Benin City
Justice Igho Braimoh of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City has convicted and sentenced 17 internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The convicts are: Oserei John Vianny, Osaro Moses, Desmond Okoduwa, Obi Isaac, Joshua Omoruyi, Iyabosa Omoruyi, Jeffery Omoruyi, Odion Ale…
EFCC Arraigns Fake NNPCL Director for N100m Fraud
The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Ibrahim Nuhu Shuaibu before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna State for fraud. Shuaibu is being prosecuted on a seven-count charge bordering o…
Court Jails Two Internet Fraudsters in Kaduna
Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced the duo of Nathaniel David Akogun (a.k.a T.D Jakes Official) and Samuel Oduma (a.k.a Loius Tomlinson) to prison for fraud. They were prosecuted on separate one-count charge each, bor…
Recovery of Illicit Assets: Olukoyede Seeks Collaboration of Global Anti- Graft Agencies.
Bothered by the issues of illicit financial flows and assets, the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called for greater collaboration among law enforcement agencies across the world, not only to trace but also to recove…
EFCC Arrests 44 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Kwara
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested Forty-four (44) suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Ilorin, Kwara State. They were arrested on Friday September 6, 2024 at Sango, Kulende, Taxaco an…
Bayelsa Court Order: Not Our Habit to Disobey Court Orders - EFCC
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been drawn to a trending report in the media that Ola Olukoyede, the Commission’s Executive Chairman risks committal to prison for alleged violation of the orders of Justice Isa H. A. Dashen of a Federal High Court…
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