Tag: efcc
Ex-NDDC director, Tuoyo Omatsuli, rearraigned for alleged N3.6bn fraud
Omatsuli was rearraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alongside one Francis Momoh, Don Parker Properties Limited and…
EFCC re-arraigns ex-NDDC boss Omatsuli for ‘N3.6bn fraud’ In Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 19, 2025, re-arraigned Tuoyo Omatsuli, a former Executive Director on…
Banker poses as customer, steals N2.4m in brazen fraud scheme
Following the plea, the prosecution counsel, Abdulhamid L. Tukur, called EFCC operative David Ngale Gajere to present the facts of…
EFCC nabs 120 for internet fraud in Lagos raids
the suspects made up of 95 males and 25 females were arrested by operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1…
Lagos woman Oluwatomilola jailed for N14.5m investment fraud
Oluwatomilola was arrested based on petitions that in 2021 she received N14.5m from some petitioners as investment capital.
Kaduna shock: Ex-Govt contractor busted for alleged massive N30 billion scam
According to the EFCC in a statement issued by its spokesman, Dele Oyewale, Ibrahim reportedly claimed he held a 2020…
EFCC nabs ex-Kaduna govt’s contractor Bashir Ibrahim for alleged N30bn fraud
EFCC also said Ibrahim has been telling his victims that he had a 2020 Memorandum of Understanding, MoU with the…
Kwara tailor jailed for hacking into bank account of EFCC Investigator
The fashion designer was arraigned before Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State for…
Auditor, cashier arrested over very dirty deal
Their arrest was based on the claims of a petitioner who alleged that the duo manipulated the accounts of Ubotex…
Ibadan man Ayorinde Morakinyo jailed for trading in Naira notes
Morakinyo was arraigned before Justice Nkeonye Maha of the Oyo State Federal High Court, sitting in Ibadan by the Ibadan…
EFCC records big haul of alleged internet fraudsters in Benin City
the suspects were arrested by operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, on Wednesday May 14, at different…
Kaduna Tiktoker Muhammad Sa’ad jailed for Naira abuse
Kabir was arrested for making a video on his tiktok and Instagram while spraying the Naira notes on the floor,…
CBEX: EFCC removes foreign national Ellie Bitar from list of wanted persons
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has removed Ellie Bitar of CBEX Solutions Ltd from the list of wanted…
EFCC grabs 17 for internet fraud in Kwara
The latest arrests came on the heels of that of last week that involved 47 suspects, picked up in Ilorin…
EFCC sends important message to Nigerians
“In Nigeria today, the aspiration for wealth has grown increasingly urgent among the youth, leading to vulnerability to financial frauds…
Kano Court jails duo over $86,500, foreign currency stash hidden in baggage
The EFCC brought the charges under Section 3(3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, which criminalises the…
EFCC receives petition against Matawalle
He also said, "We have lauded the performance and resilience of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) leadership in…
Lagos company boss docked for alleged $680,622.65 fraud
According to the EFCC, the alleged act contravenes Section 1(1), (2) and (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other…
Kaduna man Mustapha Abubakar jailed 2 years for N3.597m theft
Abubakar was arraigned before Justice A. Bello of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna by the Kaduna Zonal…
How Iyabo Ojo turned ‘born again’ after EFCC experience
This change of heart according to the actress is expedient for everyone "to avoid having issues with the EFCC".
Two jailed for internet fraud in Kaduna
Gupa was arrested in Bafra Hotel, while Yusuf was picked up at Command Junction area, all in Kaduna metropolis by…
Anti-graft War: Oba of Lagos assures EFCC of support
He said, “Almost daily, the Directorate is inundated with credible intelligence about alleged involvements of youths across various parts of…
EFCC nabs Yahoo Boy over alleged laundering of N481m
The amount is worth N481,937,232.00 (four hundred and eighty one million, nine hundred and thirty seven thousand, two hundred and…
Abuja man Daniel Ameh jailed over N35m BDC registration fraud
Ameh in 2021 advised Egwa to register a bureau de change, BDC business, which Egwa agreed and engaged the convict…
Naira abuse: Kaduna content creator arrested after ‘daring’ EFCC
Sa'ad made a video of himself on his Tik Tok and Instagram account @youngcee0066 where he was seen throwing Naira…
EFCC nabs 35 internet fraudsters in Auchi
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested 35 suspected internet fraudsters in Auchi, Edo State.
Court jails Agudosi Okechukwu over failure to declare £8020, $704 at Lagos Airport
Okechukwu was arrested in December 2024 at Lagos Airport by operatives of Nigerian Customs Service and handed over to the…
Two Lagos women caught hawking Naira notes jailed
Adeoti and Adewuyi were intercepted by EFCC operatives on March 21, 2025 along Jobi Fele Way, Ikeja, Lagos, while hawking…
EFCC smashes fake University syndicate, arrests Q-Net scam kingpins in Abuja
Three alleged masterminds — Olaniyan Joshua, Oyetunde Julius Akano, and Victor Oluwale — were arrested on Wednesday, May 1, 2025,…
Damaturu grain merchant docked for N21.5 million fraud
They were arraigned before Justice Fadimatu Aminu of the Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State by the Maiduguri…