Tag: efcc
Salihijo Ahmad: Looting of billions in REA unearthed
It was also alleged in the petition that senior officials of REA stole N300 million using a training programme as…
Lagos woman Bose jailed for money racketeering
Abdulmalik told the court that the defendant was arrested on February 15, 2024 while hawking Naira notes at Eko Club,…
Lagos woman arrested while hawking Naira notes at Eko Club jailed
Olagunjo Abdulmalik, an operative of the EFCC while reviewing the facts of the case before Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the…
Six KWASU students, 2 others jailed for internet fraud
The six students were among the 48 students of KWASU, and two residents of Malete arrested on Wednesday, February 21,…
Forces around Tinubu manipulating EFCC against Yahaya Bello, Kogi govt cries out
The Kogi State Government wishes to call on Mr President to order a special probe into what is happening in…
Internet fraud: EFCC nabs 57 suspects, recovers 12 ‘exotic’ cars in Benin
Laptops and phones were also recovered from the suspect, Dele Oyewale, spokesperson for the anti-graft agency said in a statement…
EFCC slams N84bn money laundering charges against Yahaya Bello, 3 others
While ex-Governor Yahaya Bello and Hudu are still at large, Ali Bello and Suleiman, first and second defendants respectively, who…
EFCC claims Yahaya Bello stole Kogi funds before he became governor
In the first count, former Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello, Alli Bello and Dauda Suleman were accused of conspiring with each…
Five plead guilty to internet fraud in Makurdi, jailed
Five internet fraudsters have been handed different prison sentences in Benue State after pleading guilty to one-count separate charges leveled…
EFCC boss calls for enforcement of laws
He disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday, while receiving officials of BudgIT that paid him a courtesy visit in his…
45 Internet fraudsters busted by EFCC in Lagos
Oyewale said the suspected fraudsters were arrested on Monday, March 11, 2024 in Ikorodu area of Lagos, following intelligence on…
EFCC busts cybercrime syndicate network, nabs 45 suspects
According to the statement items recovered from the suspects at the point of arrest include exotic vehicles, sophisticated mobile devices,…
Three former bankers, 1 other docked for stealing N15.9m from Access Bank
spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, Ibekwem, Chidimma and Raymond were handed over to the anti-graft agency on February 22, 2023 by Access…
EFCC quizzes 11 suspected oil thieves in Port Harcourt
The suspects were arrested by the Navy on February 7, 2024 around Fish Town, Rivers State while on board MFT…
48 Internet fraudsters, herbalist busted in Kogi
According to EFCC's spokesman, Dele Oyewale, the internet fraudsters and herbalist were arrested upon credible intelligence on Tuesday, March 5,…
EFCC: Why we arrested 21 food trucks
EFCC operatives of the Maiduguri zonal command on Wednesday arrested 21 trucks loaded with food and non-food items heading towards…
EFCC impounds 21 food-loaded trucks heading to neighbouring countries
According to EFCC's spokesman, Dele Oyewale, investigation showed food items cleverly concealed in the trucks that would have gone undetected…
N4bn Fraud trial: Obiano gets hearing date on motion in court
At Monday’s proceedings, defence counsel, Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, filed a motion urging Justice Ekwo to quash the charges against his…
Ex-Governor Obiano moves to stop N4bn fraud trial
Obiano, who was governor between March 2014 and March 2022, is said to have allegedly diverted the money from the…
Fraud Victim commends EFCC on recovery of N970,000
"As much as possible, we will ensure fraudsters are apprehended and prosecuted and victims are restituted where possible. It's a…
N35m fraud trial: Court revokes bail granted Ushie over grandstanding video
The EFCC had on February 12, 2024, arraigned the Cross River State-born politician on 13–count charges bordering on stealing, obtaining…
17 suspected Internet fraudsters busted in Abuja
He said the suspected fraudsters were arrested in the Gwagwalada axis of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja in a…
Three illegal BDC operators jailed in Kano
They were jailed after pleading guilty to one-count separate charges of illegal dealing in foreign currency without an appropriate licence.
Internet fraud: EFCC grabs 13 suspects in Kano
The suspects were arrested by peratives of the Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Dele…
Obasanjo’s ex-minister Agunloye files N1bn suit against EFCC for declaring him wanted
He described the action of the anti-graft agency as “arbitrariness, oppression, violation of its statutory powers and functions and unlawful.”
EFCC cracks 36 suspected Internet fraudsters in Abeokuta
A statement issued by EFCC 's spokesman, Dele Oyewale said the suspects were arrested on Monday, February 26, 2024, at…
Internet fraud: 31 suspects jailed in Enugu, Awka
All the convicts forfeited their mobile phones recovered from them to the Federal Government.
EFCC nabs 36 suspected internet fraudsters in Kaduna
The operations were conducted by the EFCC operatives on Friday and Saturday, February 23 and 24 February 2024 at Sabo…
EFCC arrests 11 currency racketeers in Kano
They will soon be arraigned in court upon conclusion of the investigation.”
Court jails eight FUTA undergraduates, six others for Internet fraud in Benin
The convicts were arraigned separately on one count charge of impersonation and possession of fraudulent documents by the Benin Zonal…