Tag: efcc
Internet fraud: Four Obasanjo Library suspects, 7 others jailed
Two of the suspects also agreed to refund N150,000 and N1 million each to their victims.
Hajj scandal deepens as EFCC grills top officials
(EFCC) has taken two senior officials of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) into custody over yet another brewing…
ICT consultant Umar Abdullahi docked for alleged N131.8m, $200,000 fraud
Abdullahi, who was arraigned by the Ilorin Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is being prosecuted on four-court…
Scam Alert: FG denies authorizing sale of 753 seized houses
The company had reportedly sent out letters and proposals to people and organizations, asking them to buy an “expression of…
Pump action rifle recovered as EFCC grabs 47 for internet fraud in Benin
Other items recovered from the suspects to include, six vehicles, mobile phones and laptop computers.
EFCC grills 5 suspects over illegal mining of ‘black sand’ in Uyo
EFCC said they were arrested on August 13 2025 while conveying 1,200 bags of Ilmenite in a truck without authorization
Airport Drama: EFCC charges female traveller over undeclared $14,567
She was subsequently arraigned in court on July 24, 2025 on a three-count charge, bordering on failure to declare the…
EFCC set to arraign ‘internet fraudsters’ nabbed at hotel inside Obasanjo’s library
Following the recent arrest of no fewer than 93 individuals suspected of engaging in internet-related criminal activities, the Economic and…
Obasanjo Library gives EFCC seven days to pay ₦3.5bn or face Court showdown
Ortese accused the EFCC and Nigeria Police Force of acting with “malice” against both the institution and its chief promoter,…
Just in: EFCC grants Tambuwal bail after N189bn probe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has granted administrative bail to former Sokoto State Governor, Senator Aminu Tambuwal, following…
EFCC investigates Duru Damian over failure to declare $59,000 at Lagos Airport
The suspect, who was scheduled to travel on Emirates Airline to Dubai, claimed he had only $10,000
Nigerian claiming to be American recruiter Mike Samorano jailed
He was arrested with an iphone 15 promax, which he broke upon sighting the EFCC operatives.
EFCC hits back at Atiku, ADC over Tambuwal’s arrest: ‘No Sacred Cows!’
The ADC labeled the EFCC’s actions as “politically motivated,” claiming, “Opposition Coalition have received EFCC summons that are clearly politically…
Atiku explodes: Tinubu using EFCC as political weapon to crush opposition ahead 2027
The former vice president highlighted a disturbing trend where opposition figures face corruption allegations, only for their cases to be…
Breaking: EFCC arrests ex-Sokoto gov Tambuwal
Former Sokoto State governor, Senator Aminu Tambuwal, is currently answering tough questions at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial…
“Gunshots were fired,” Obasanjo library fumes over EFCC invasion
EFCC operatives reportedly stormed the Green Legacy Hotel, located within OOPL, and arrested some people suspected to be internet fraudsters.
Nigerian internet fraudster who presented self as U.S lady Sandra Brooks jailed
During the investigation, one Samsung Galaxy S9, one HP laptop, one Samsung tab and a Mercedes Benz C300 2008 car…
UK Kings Guard impersonator, 5 others jailed for internet fraud in Gombe
The courts ordered that the convicts forfeit one Laptop and five mobile phones recovered at the point of arrest and…
Court jails man for internet fraud in Lagos
Following his guilty plea, the prosecution counsel, A.A.Usman, called on Muhammad Nuhu, an operative of the EFCC, to review the…
EFCC arraigns six over N1.2bn Katsina revenue fraud
Counsels representing the defendants each moved separate bail applications, urging the court to admit their clients to bail pending the…
EFCC takes fight to real estate sector, promises thorough investigations
“Some of the estates in Abuja have been abandoned because they were being funded by some civil servants through stolen…
Lagos Court orders forfeiture of Bentley, $20,000, CFA 110,000 tied to Internet fraud
Further investigation uncovered that Onoriede maintained multiple bank accounts, including Naira and Dollar accounts, through which over ₦500 million was…
EFCC breaks silence: We didn’t harass anyone during Port Harcourt Internet fraud bust
According to the Commission, the operation followed a distress call by residents of the estate, who raised alarm over the…
EFCC goes after 47 fraudsters in Benin, recovers 16 exotic cars
The EFCC said they were arrested based on credible intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet- related fraud.
Bank staff docked for defrauding customer of N423m
To conceal the alleged fraud, Maccarthy was said to have forged a fixed deposit investment certificate bearing slip number 332540,…
EFCC, NAFDAC join forces against economic sabotage
“I am someone who believes in compliance. Without compliance you can’t get anywhere, the difference between the third world countries…
Internet fraud: 32 arrested in Bauchi, 2 jailed in Kaduna
The suspects were arrested in Sabon Kaura and Gwalameji areas of Bauchi, Bauchi State capital following credible intelligence that linked…
Seven Chinese, 4 Nigerian accomplices nabbed for illegal mining in Akwa Ibom
They were already engaged in illegal mining activities at their first location where they were mining ilmenite locally called ‘black…
Promo of doom: EFCC uncovers 12,000 youths in deadly scam ring selling Nigerians’ identities
These individuals, it said, reportedly offer Nigerians between N1,500 and N2,000 to surrender their NIN slips, BVNs, passport photos, and…
EFCC probes Phil-Olumba Sheila over failure to declare $14,567, £1030 at Lagos Airport
Also, the anti-graft agency said it has also begun investigation of a parcel containing one hundred and one trillion Zimbabwean…