Tag: efcc
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…
EFCC arrests, detains ex-Zamfara Governor, Abdulaziz Yari
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly arrested a former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari.
Music producer, four others arrested for cybercrime in Uyo
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a music producer and…
EFCC hands over recovered N67. 5m to victim
EFCC, Enugu Zone today April 15, 2021, restituted the sum of N67,523,000 (Sixty-seven Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Three Thousand…
EFCC arrests Okorocha in Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arrested former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha.
Ighalo, 10 others sent to prison for internet fraud
Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced Destiny Ighalo…
Bizman Adeyemi arrested over dud cheques for N800m EcoBank loan
By Abankula A Lagos businessman, Adeleke Adeyemi has been arrested by Lagos Zone of the EFCC for issuing dud cheques…
Bawa urges EFCC staff to maintain its core values
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa has charged staff of the Commission to adhere to…
Kaduna man Daneji charged with N53m fertilizer scam granted bail
A Kaduna man, Ibrahim Zailani Daneji who was arraigned on a 15-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust to…
‘Name ex-governors, senators who owned $6bn Dubai Assets’
Former Senator, Shehu Sani has charged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC, to name former governors, senators and ministers who…
EFCC Ilorin gets new Zonal Head
Chief Detective Superintendent Usman Muktar has assumed duty as the new Zonal Head, Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and…
Dud cheque Pastor Oluokun blows N50m on mausoleum
A self-acclaimed Pastor Ayodeji Ibrahim Oluokun blew about N50million in paying for a burial vault in Lagos, which he used…
EFCC, NSCDC to partner closely
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is committed to partner more closely with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence…
EFCC arrests Queen Jonathan queen of internet scams
Queen Jonathan, the queen of internet scams has been arrested by the operatives of the Benin Zonal Office of the…
EFCC boss, Bawa vows never to compromise on corruption
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said he will never compromise on corruption
POS fraudster jailed in Uyo
The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, March 26, 2021, secured the conviction…
EFCC releases list of internet fraudsters busted in Delta
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Benin Zonal Office in the wee hours of Friday, March 26, 2021,…
1 Nigerien, 5 Nigerians convicted over fake $570,000
The Kaduna Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction of members of a…
Fake Army officer bags 8 years imprisonment for fraud
Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Wednesday, sentenced one Henry Mfon…
EFCC arraigns Anthony Nicholas for fraud
The Lagos Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arraigned a suspected internet fraudster, Anthony…
Ex-Gov. Suswam collected $15.8m from BDC operator
A witness in the trial a former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam has narrated how he handed over $15.8m…
Trial of Adeyemi Ikuforiji suffers another adjournment
The trial of Adeyemi Ikuforiji former speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly has been adjourned again.
LAUTECH student Adebowale Taiwo jailed for $104K romance scam
Adebowale Taiwo Abiola, a 500-level student of Ladoke Akintola University has been sentenced to one year imprisonment for romance scam.