Tag: efcc
12 internet fraudsters jailed in Makurdi
They all pleaded guilty to their charges when they were read to them, prompting Prosecution counsel, A.S Idris, M. Yusuf,…
EFCC arrests three siblings for suspected internet fraud
Items recovered from them include a car, six mobile phones, one laptop and cash totaling N3,562,750.00 (Three Million Five Hundred…
EFCC arrests five suspected Forex speculators in Aba
They were arrested by operatives of the Command, following weeks of surveillance and credible intelligence.
ISSAN seeks closer collaboration with EFCC on cyber security
ISSAN is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the protection of Nigeria’s cyberspace. It is also significantly involved in ensuring the…
EFCC hands over $22,000 recovered from internet fraudster to FBI
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos had, on August 15, 2023, ordered that the…
EFCC grabs 23 internet fraudsters in Enugu
Twenty-three (23) suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in Enugu…
Alleged N8bn fraud: Court fixes date for arraignment of Sirika, brother on fresh charges
In the fresh eight-count charge, EFCC had alleged that Sirika conferred an unfair advantage upon Enginos Nigeria Limited, whose alter…
Emefiele: Contractor narrates how he was forced to pay $600,000 bribe
Onyejiuwa, who is the Managing Director of The Source Computers Limited, testified in the ongoing trial of Emefiele for alleged…
Ex-Aviation minister Hadi Sirika, others to be arraigned Thursday
Sirika was invited by the Abuja Zonal Command of the commission on the alleged contract malfeasance and was promptly interrogated…
Internet fraud: 41 plead guilty, jailed in Anambra
The suspects were arraigned the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on the charges before…
EFCC re-arraigns Kwara businessman, one other for $10,000 fraud
Attempts by the prosecution to tender in evidence the extra-judicial statements and fraudulent documents printed from the defendants’ devices were…
Ex-FCMB manager bags 121-year jail term for stealing customer’s N112m
Placidus was arrested following a petition by Idemili Microfinance Bank LTD to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The…
Rivers man Prince Onyeoziri bags 7-year jail term for internet fraud
Testifying further, he told the court that the defendant in his voluntary statement to the EFCC, confessed to being into…
Naira abuse: EFCC, Cubana Chief Priest go for out-of-court settlement
The EFFC later arraigned him before Justice Kehinde Ogundare on three counts bordering on abuse of naira, spraying and tampering…
Cybercrimes: EFCC boss boasts of securing 500 convictions in few months
“We are much ready to do more and also to encourage the heads of the world to give access to…
Faces of 23 crooks jailed for Internet fraud in Oyo, Osun
They were jailed after pleading guilty to one-count separate charges bordering on obtaining by false pretence, possession of fraudulent documents,…
Ex-Kwara finance commissioner Ademola Banu docked for N1.22bn fraud
The anti-graft agency alleged that among others, Ademola Banu conspired to divert the funds during the administration of Governor Abdulfatah…
EFCC gets court order to freeze 1146 suspicious bank accounts
While granting the order on Wednesday, 24 April, Justice Emeka Nwite granted ordered that the accounts be frozen “pending conclusion…
‘Surrender to EFCC, don’t disgrace us,’ Ortom tells Yahaya Bello
Ortom advised Bello to honour the invitation of the EFCC to defend his administration while speaking on Sunday at the…
EFCC nabs 34 suspected currency speculators in Abuja
The suspected currency traffickers were arrested in a sting operation following credible intelligence about illegal sales of dollars, Dele Oyewale,…
N3bn fraud trial: Witness narrates how Oyo-Ita, allies allegedly diverted public funds
Oyo-Ita, is facing criminal prosecution by EFCC alongside her special assistants, Ugbong Okon Effiok (seventh defendant), Garba Umar (fourth defendant)…
ONSA arms deal: Witness reveals how N4.6bn was traced to Bafarawa’s son
He added that Sagir was the sole signatory to the company’s bank account while Dalhatu Investment Limited was among the…
EFCC docks 2 Chinese, company for illegal mining
The Chinese were arraigned by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday. The…
Yahaya Bello: Former VP of ECOWAS court berates EFCC over press briefing
Prof. Chijioke criticized the EFCC's approach, denouncing it as an unfair trial and labelling it as a form of media…
EFCC to court: Granting Binance executive’s bail plea a great risk
The EFCC lawyer contended that Gambaryan attempted to apply for a new United States passport while in detention knowing fully…
EFCC recovered stolen N120bn from Nigerian fraudsters in six month – Olukoyede
"We need EFCC, we need this institution to survive, so many victims that we have wiped tears from their eyes,…
Protesters block highway in Kogi over plots to arrest Yahaya Bello
Some youths in Kogi State have accused the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, of witch-hunting former Governor Yahaya Bello,…
We’ve served Yahaya Bello his N80.2bn fraud charges: EFCC
The anti-graft agency is prosecuting Yahaya Bello alongside his Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19-count charges bordering…
EFCC chairman: Bello withdrew $720,000 from Kogi’s account to pay child’s fee in advance
Olukoyede said he personally called Bello to avail himself for questioning, but said the former governor gave excuses.
‘You’re harassing, peddling lies against me,’ Yahaya Bello tackles EFCC
Former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC of lying over claims…