$53,000 Scam: Court Jails Graduate Two Years for Impersonating Singer Flavour
Justice Dehinde I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos,on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Ikpaka Courage to two years imprisonment for presenting himself as Chinedu Okoli, also known as Flavour, a Nigerian singer, to dupe a United Sta…
$53,000 Scam: Court Jails Graduate Two Years for Impersonating Singer Flavour
Justice Dehinde I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos,on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Ikpaka Courage to two years imprisonment for presenting himself as Chinedu Okoli, also known as Flavour, a Nigerian singer, to dupe a United Sta…
39 Internet Fraudsters Bag Jail Terms in Ibadan
The Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction and sentence of 39 internet fraudsters from Justices O.S. Adeyemi, Bayo Taiwo and Ladiran Akintola, all of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan. They were prosecuted on a…
Olukoyede Tasks BPE Boss on Stewardship
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged the Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Mr. Ayodeji Gbeleyi to be service- oriented and discharge his duties to fulfill the expectations of Nigerians. He…
Olukoyede Scores EFCC's Holding Facilities High.
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has described the Commission’s detention facilities as one of the best in the country and conforming with global standards. He stated this in Abuja few days ago at a roundtable on “Access…
CSOs Commend Olukoyede for Consistence in Fight against Corruption
Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) and other foreign Civil Society Organisations have applauded the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, for his consistence, focus and foresight in the fight against economic a…
EFCC, Global Anti- Graft Experts Tackle Suspect Assets in Cambridge
Top officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC are among a galaxy of global anti- corruption experts attending a weeklong International Symposium on Economic Crime in Cambridge, United Kingdom. The Symposium, 41st in the series at Jesus College, one of the ol…
Stay Away from Internet Crimes, Olukoyede Charges Youths
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Cr Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has charged youths across the country to stay away from internet crimes and thread the paths of integrity, transparency, and accountability for the sake of their future and progress of th…
Court Convicts Man for Internet Fraud in Kaduna
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction and sentence of one Manasseh Hamza Bello (a.k.a Domingos Pereira) before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna. Bello was prosecuted on a one…
Kaduna Court Jails Internet Fraudster
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction and sentence of one Manasseh Hamza Bello (a.k.a Domingos Pereira) before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna. Bello was prosecuted on a one…
Olukoyede Assures Staff of Intensive Capacity Building
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has declared his resolve to continue to build and sustain capacities of staff of the Commission to be globally- competitive and achieve best practices in their duties. He disclosed thi…
EFCC Arrests 48 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Umudike
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, have arrested forty eight (48) suspected internet fraudsters in Umudike, Abia State. They were arrested on Friday, August 30, 2024 at different locations within Umudike, following action…
$1million Fraud: EFCC Arrests Syndicate Impersonating Olukoyede
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a four-man syndicate of alleged fraudsters impersonating and blackmailing the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede in a $1million deal. The fraudsters: Ojobo Joshua, Aliyu Hashim, T…
EFCC Arrests 24 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin City
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday August 28, 2024 arrested 24 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations within Benin City. The suspects were arrested based on actionable intelligence regarding…
EFCC Quizzes Fake Staff in Gombe
Investigators of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Gombe Zonal Directorate have commenced investigation of one Solomon Yohana for allegedly impersonating staff of the Commission. . The suspect was arrested sometime in August 19, 2024 in Guyuk Local government area of…
Olukoyede Charges Nigerian Youths on Positive Use of Technological Skills
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede has charged youths across the country to deploy their technological skills for the benefit of the nation and for their individual development rather than for negative and fraudulent purposes. He…
AML/ CFT Regulations: Olukoyede Charges Lawyers on Due Diligence
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called on lawyers across the country to always observe due diligence in their practices. This, according to him, is necessary for them to know the background of their clients so as…
EFCC Restates Fresh Move against Pension Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has assured that it will continue to tackle all issues pertaining to pension fraud without let or hindrance. This assurance was given recently in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State by the Uyo Zonal Director , Assistant Commander of the EFCC,…
Lottery Commission Seeks Review of MOU with EFCC
The Director General, National Lottery Commission, NLRC, Mr. Lanre Gbajabiamila, has called for a review of the Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and his Commission in order to keep pace with realities in the gaming indu…
NLTF Commends EFCC on over N9bn Recovery
The Executive Secretary/CEO, National Lottery Trust Fund, NLTF, Tosin Adeyanju has commended the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede for recovering debts owed to the Fund to the tune of over N9billion. The commendation came on F…
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