Tag: efcc
EFCC grabs 36 suspected internet fraudsters
According to the statement, 17 of the suspected internet fraudsters were arrested by the EFCC operatives of in Uyo, Akwa…
EFCC arrests 19 internet fraudsters in Benin City
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Saturday April 12, 2025 arrested…
Internet fraudster surrenders voluntarily to EFCC
"I tell my victims that I am from China and that I work as a medical doctor in a war-torn…
Lagos man docked for alleged possession of fake 4,350 dollars
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to them
How 2 Kano men allegedly impersonated oil mogul A.A Rano for fraud
Zakiru and Ahmed according to a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC defrauded their victims of the…
EFCC arrests 3 students of UNIUYO, 11 others for internet scam
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters…
Ali Bello: Banker exposes how funds from Kogi LGs were transferred to private account
While being led in evidence, Remigus explained how millions of naira were deposited into Komfort Koncept Company’s bank account from…
Sierra Leonean docked for non-declaration of $90,000 at Lagos Airport
Ahmed Shaw was arrested on March 3, 2025 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos by operatives of the…
N1.9bn Fraud scandal: Court slams N800m bail on Works Ministry officials
Justice Onwuegbuzie granted bail at N800 million each, with two Abuja-based civil servants as sureties. The sureties must undertake to…
EFCC unveils more explosive evidence against Kore Holdings in $9.6b P&ID fraud case
During the proceedings, the second prosecution witness, Umar Umar, provided critical testimony, presenting eleven new documents to the court.
17 jailed for internet fraud in Benin City
All the defendants pleaded “guilty” to their charge when they were read to them, prompting the prosecution counsel, F.A Jirbo,…
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…