Tag: efcc
Money laundering: EFCC declares socialite Aisha Achimugu wanted
In the notice, EFCC asked anyone with useful information as to whereabouts of Aisha Achimugu to contact its office in…
EFCC re-arraigns son of ex-PDP chairman for alleged N2.2bn oil subsidy fraud
In the amended charge, the defendants, as well as Oluwaseun Ogunbambo and Olabisi Abdul Afeez, who are both at large,…
Gadzama arraigned over alleged N34.5m theft
Gadzama was arraigned alongside her company, Buildcon Global Services Ltd., on a two-count charge bordering on stealing and retention of…
Court jails illegal BDC Operator, internet fraudster in Ilorin
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Ilorin, convicted and sentenced the two fraudsters after they pleaded guilty separately…
Uyo man Oguzie Joseph jailed 2 years for internet fraud
Count one of the charges against reads: "That you Oguzie Chima Joseph (a.k.a Sergeant Flores Nguyen), sometime in 2024 in…
EFCC releases names of four Chinese nabbed for hotel review scam in Abuja
That you, LIU ZHIWEI, CHEN YE QUI, ZHANG XIAO WEN, LAN SHUN BIN and NWAKAMA CHINYERE OGBONNA (a.k.a Haron Koshear),…
Alleged N33.2bn arms fraud: EFCC re-arraigns ex-NSA Dasuki, 3 others
Dasuki was arraigned alongside Aminu Baba-Kusa, former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), along with two companies,…
EFCC begins investigation of CFA 7m intercepted by Customs in Ogun
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have begun investigation of the…
EFCC nabs two Naira hawkers in Lagos
Dele Oyewale, the spokesperson for the anti-graft agency in a statement on Monday said the two suspects were apprehended in…
EFCC busts Q University recruiting gullible young Nigerians; arrests 133 people
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 24, 2025 busted a Ponzi Scheme Academy and…
Illegal bunkering: EFCC cautions petroleum marketers in Uyo
The Uyo Zonal Director of the EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE 1 Oshodi Johnson gave the warning on…
EFCC begins probe of Sunday Okorie over undeclared $578,000
Okorie Sunday was arrested by the Customs upon arrival in the country from Johannesburg , South Africa, on Wednesday, March…
Internet fraud: EFCC grabs film director, 3 online vendors, 14 others in Uyo
Dele Oyewale, the spokesperson for the anti-graft agency said the suspects were arrested on Thursday March 20, 2025 in a…
Courts jail 29 internet fraudsters in Benin City
The suspects were arraigned before Justices A.N. Erhabor and W. I. Aziegbemhin of Edo State High Courts, sitting in Benin…
Busted! EFCC arrests Okpebholo’s aide Okungbowa after Viral Naira-spraying Video
Okungbowa, who until recently served as the Coordinator of the Edo State Public Safety Response Team (PSRT) before its suspension…
Fiancée upkeep: Catherine Ugwu allegedly dupes man of over N6.8m
She was arraigned on a four -count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, criminal misappropriation and cheating by impersonation…
How I was duped by Nigerian fraudster posing as BP engineer – U.S. lady
Sharp testified as the first prosecution witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in the prosecution of Nelson…
EFCC intercepts 8 trucks conveying Illegally mined solid minerals in Benue
Dele Oyewale, spokesperson for the EFCC said in a statement on Friday that the eight trucks were arrested on Wednesday,…
Land tussle: Lawyer sues EFCC chairman, I-G, AGF, seeks N500m in damages
Acting on behalf of his clients, Jona Brothers, the suit has the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and the Attorney-General…
Kano man jailed 7 years for posing as EFCC auctioneer
One of the charges reads: “That you Abdulrahman Bulama on or about June, 2023 in Kano within the jurisdiction of…
Maiduguri man Gilbert Omorogbe jailed for employment fraud
Omorogbe was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one- count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation…
32 jailed for internet fraud in Ibadan
The convicts who were prosecuted by the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the were arraigned before Justices Ladiran Akintola, O.S. Adeyemi,…
EFCC nabs 28 alleged scammers disguising as network marketers in Minna
According to EFCC, the arrest of the suspects followed credible intelligence that linked them to fraudulent investment activities with a…
We will now probe Peter Odili’s tenure as Rivers governor – EFCC
Odili was governor of Rivers State from 1999 to 2007. However, following moves to probe his administration after his tenure,…
EFCC arrests 14 internet fraudsters in Jos
The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested fourteen suspected internet fraudsters.
Nigeria’s biggest fraud bust: EFCC secures 4,111 convictions, seizes billions
Lagos led the conviction chart with 685 cases, followed by Enugu with 516, while Maiduguri recorded the lowest at 95.…
EFCC quizzes ex-Minister Uju Ohanenye over alleged ₦138m fraud scandal
Ohanenye’s ordeal follows her removal from office in October 2024, when President Bola Tinubu ousted five ministers, including her, during…
21 internet fraudsters jailed in Benin City
The charge against Eimuen Nathaniel reads: "That you Nathaniel (m) on or about the 14th of February, 2025 within the…
Two jailed for internet fraud in Abuja
They were jailed on Friday, February 28, 2025 Christopher’s charge reads, ‘That you Godwin Christopher sometime in 2024 at Abuja…
EFCC, France to collaborate on asset tracking, cybersecurity training
Colombet highlighted France’s extensive collaboration across various security domains, particularly in the establishment of specialized academic and training centres. He…