Tag: efcc
Three suspected Illegal gold miners arrested in Maiduguri
According to the EFCC, their suspected illegal mining activities are worsening insecurity and environmental degradation in the state.
EFCC to produce last witness in Emefiele’s $6.230m fraud trial
Emefiele is being prosecuted by the EFCC on an amended 20-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, forgery, abuse…
Why my subjects petitioned EFCC against me – Edo Monarch
According to the monarch, the move was aimed at tarnishing his image following his directive that funds meant for community…
Alleged investment scam: Court orders interim forfeiture of N1.3bn hotel linked to Olutoke
The judge also directed the Commission to publish the interim order in any national newspaper to enable any interested person…
EFCC hands over $225,895, ₦62.79m to foreign victims of fraud, demands reciprocity
While demanding for reciprocity in restitution and asset recovery, Hammajoda urged international partners of the commission in the United States,…
Ozekhome: Witness says passport bearing “Tali Shani” not issued by NIS
The office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (OAGF) dragged Ozekhome and Useni to court on a-12-count -charge bordering on…
Retrial of Sule Lamido, sons, others for alleged N1.35bn fraud stalled
The EFCC, in the 37-count charge, among others, accused Lamido of abusing his position as governor between 2007 and 2015,…
Yahaya Bello paid $760,910 as ‘advance school fees’ for his children – Witness
Okehone revealed this while speaking as the first prosecution witness in the trial of Bello on 16-count charge bordering on…
EFCC arrests woman for alleged N19m, €8,370 CoS fraud
Sophina, 33, was arrested following claims of a petitioner that sometime in 2024, he informed the suspect whom he met…
Olukoyede raises alarm over terrorists targeting Nigerian NGOs
“it is therefore crucial to protect the integrity of this significant sector, not only to ensure national security but also…
EFCC arrests Edo Monarch over alleged diversion of Community Funds
He was further accused of breaching the subsisting Community Development Agreement (CDA) between Okpella Cement Plc (Dangote Cement) and the…
15 suspects arrested with 3 truckloads of radioactive solid minerals in Kaduna
The suspect, the statement indicated were conveying the suspected solid minerals in three trucks to several locations across Nigeria for…
Court orders final forfeiture of N81.1m stolen bank money to FG
Investigation further revealed that Sulaiman Kehinde Ojora fraudulently concealed the sum of ₦43,000,000 in the account of his friend, Taiwo…
Ajudua’s $1.043m fraud trial stalls again as Court adjourns case indefinitely
Justice Dada initially denied the defendant bail, prompting Ajudua to approach the Court of Appeal in Lagos, which granted him…
Land Fraud: EFCC grabs suspect in Enugu
The commission added that when the buyer queried the development on the land, the suspect allegedly claimed he had later…
Businesswoman jailed for using same property as collateral for two loans
According to charges filed in court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Bogamhe first used her property as…
EFCC hands over recovered N279m to Wole Soyinka Centre
Investigations revealed that the suspect, Yusuf Ahmed Atai, in his capacity as Acting General Manager of the National Theatre, released…
Witness claims EFCC forced him to implicate Emefiele in $4.5bn fraud trial
According to him, the incident occurred during an interrogation session when his lawyer, Nnamdi Offiah, was asked to leave the…
Banker testifies as trial of Malami, wife, son for alleged N8.7bn fraud begins
Malami, Asabe and Abdulaziz are being prosecuted on a 16-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering to the tune of…
Two top Lagos bankers docked for allegedly stealing $306,667.81, €50,250
The top bankers were arraigned on a 10-count charge bordering on alleged stealing and retention of stolen property to the…
Court acquits ex-NDDC Director, others of N3.6bn Money Laundering Charge
The EFCC had re-arraigned Omatsuli and the other defendants over an alleged N3.6 billion fraud before Justice Osiagor on a…
Court acquits two ex-NDDC Directors of money laundering charges
The Judge further held that the prosecution premised their investigation on credible intelligence whereas there was no petition against the…
EFCC operatives grill suspected oil thieves
The suspects were conveying four Geepee Tanks laden with petroleum products suspected to be crude oil mixed with water via…
Court promises accelerated hearing in Ozekhome, 2 others’ forgery trial
The three defendants were arraigned before Justice C.N. Oji. Of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja over alleged forgery…
Alleged $1.043 fraud: EFCC asks Supreme Court to revoke Ajudua’s bail
The EFCC particularly faulted the Court of Appeal for allegedly holding that the Supreme Court did not order Ajudua’s continued…
Terrorism financing trial of Bauchi commissioner adjourned indefinitely
The defendants were alleged to have conspired to provide funds in the aggregate sum of 2,300,000.000 U.S. dollars in cash…
₦33.8bn Fraud: Court blocks Mamman’s counsel from using unauthorized witness
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, February 26, 2026, stopped the defence of former…
EFCC operative testifies in Nigeria in UK trial of Alison-Madueke
The hearing was based on request from the UK Central Authorities for witnesses to testify from Nigeria to the trial…
Lagos man Adebisi Ayodeji jailed for defrauding Sterling Bank of N30m
The judge also ordered the convict to make restitution in the sum of N23,677,107.05, being the outstanding balance, to the…
Ex-AMCON boss Kuru diverted Arik Air funds to settle Umza Airline’s insurance – Witness
Kaltungo further told the court that investigators discovered that AMCON opened several accounts for Arik Air and assigned an account…