Tag: efcc
Five Nigerians jailed for defrauding Belgian, Italian, Dutch, others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal office on Thursday 17 June, 2021 secured the conviction of five…
Bawa clinches prestigious CIFIPN Fellowship Award
The Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa was on Wednesday decorated with the prestigious Chartered Institute of Forensic and…
EFCC arrests 3 for currency counterfeiting
The Lagos Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has commenced investigations into the alleged case of…
EFCC arrests ‘Juju’ scam kingpin Awise over N250m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested Abayomi Kamaldeen Alaka (a.k.a Awise), leader of a deadly syndicate of…
Cybercrime: EFCC boss seeks Nigerian Mission’s help
Abdulrasheed Bawa, Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has called on the Nigerian Permanent Mission to…
EFCC arrests 9 for internet-related offences
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested nine suspected internet fraudsters at Gwagwalada New Layout area…
EFCC busts 50 suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested 50 suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan, Oyo State.
EFCC arrests Obiyan, Adeyiga for alleged N77.7m, 24.6m fraud
The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested Emmanuel Obiyan for allegedly obtaining money…
EFCC reveals Bawa’s Facebook account, warns impostors
This Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has revealed the Facebook account of its Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa.
EFCC busts another 53 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, have arrested 53 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos.
Massive harvest: 44 suspected Internet fraudsters busted in Lagos
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, have arrested 44 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos.
36 online scammers arrested in Atlantic City, Ikorodu, Sangotedo [Full List]
Thirty-six suspected online scammers have been arrested in some parts of Lagos State, EFCC spokesman Wilson Uwujaren said on Tuesday
Ponzi scheme operator fleeing from Lagos, arrested in Sokoto
Wanted Ponzi scheme operator Omotade-Sparks Amos Sewanu, who fled from Badagry, Lagos State, has been arrested by the EFCC in…
Diezani forfeits jewellery, houses worth N47.6billion
Former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke forfeited assets worth N47.6 billion to the Federal Government.
Reps grill EFCC, ICPC, others over recovered loot
The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on Assessment and Status of All Recovered Loots on Wednesday grilled the Economic and…
Mohammed Umar, Niger politician in EFCC custody for employment scam
Mohammed Umar, a Bida, Niger State based politician and businessman, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial…
Six suspected Internet fraudsters busted in Enugu
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday arrested six suspected internet…
EFCC arrests 4 internet fraud suspects in Makurdi
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi Zonal Office have arrested four suspected fraudsters at a popular…
Club owner, 14 others arrested for internet fraud in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the EFCC, have arrested a club owner, alongside 14 other suspected internet fraudsters.
FEC approves N805.7m for security at EFCC headquarters
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N805.7 million to buy equipment to enhance security at the Economic and Financial…
N10bn scam: PDP breaks silence on EFCC’s invitation
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday said it is not deterred from performing its duties as the leading opposition…
Movie producer Eneji, 19 others arrested for internet fraud
Emmanuel Eneji, a 23-year-old movie producer and nineteen others have been arrested in Calabar by the EFCC for alleged internet…
Tension as Osogbo youths protest EFCC raid
There was tension in some areas in Osogbo, Osun state capital early Tuesday morning as some youths protested raid by…
EFCC disowns Peter Akpanke
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has announced that the agency no longer has any connection with Peter Akpanke.
Daredevil fraudster Ugochukwu Simeon clones EFCC e-mail addresses
The EFCC has arrested a daredevil fraudster, one Udochukwu Ugochukwu Simeon, who created fake e-mail addresses of the agency and…
EFCC warns Nigerians against investing in fraudulent schemes
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned Nigerians against investing their money in fraudulent investment schemes that promise…
EFCC nabs 33 Yahoo Yahoo boys in Abeokuta
Thirty-three internet fraud suspects, also known as 'Yahoo-Yahoo Boys’ have been arrested in Abeokuta, Ogun State by EFCC operatives.
Massive harvest: 18 suspected Internet fraudsters busted in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 18 suspected internet fraudsters…
EFCC nabs Bitcoin vendor Ayomide Samuel
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, today arrested Ayomide Samuel Adebowale who trades in bitcoin for…
Nigerian Chinedu Christian steals $475K from American lady
A Nigerian based in Lagos, Chinedu Omesu Christian has been arrested by the EFCC for defrauding an old Asian-American lady…