Tag: efcc
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…
EFCC: Why we’re not in hurry to charge El-Rufai to court
El-Rufai was held in EFCC’s custody for two nights, from Feb. 16 to Feb. 18, over corruption allegations levelled against…
Ex-NRC boss Fidet Okhiria remanded over alleged $385,000, N165.5m fraud
EFCC alleged that Edetanle violated the Public Procurement Act, 2007, in the award of contracts to contractors of the corporation,…
FCT Polls: EFCC nabs 20 over vote buying, seizes ₦17.2m
According to him, the suspects were arrested in different parts of the FCT for offences such as vote buying, vote…
Vote-Buying Scandal: EFCC arrests 20, recovers millions in FCT Council elections
The arrests, carried out on Saturday, involved offences ranging from vote buying and selling to obstruction of election officers, involving…
Alleged $1m Theft: Peter admits being co-signatory to P-Square company account
Peter made the admission at the resume hearing of the trial of Jude by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…
Court fines Lagos firm for illegal BDC operation
Adekunle Fadibe Mcnisi, identified as the alter ego of the company, admitted that the firm had not obtained the requisite…
Court orders final forfeiture of Abuja property linked to Kogi IRS to FG
Several investigation activities were carried out which included seeking and obtaining bank records from commercial banks, seeking and receiving corporate…