Tag: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
EFCC to critics : “We have the right to hold VeryDarkMan”
The antigraft agency maintains it has previously sent several invitations to Otse and he shunned them all. The EFCC also…
EFCC wants enhanced involvement of lawyers, CSOs in anti-corruption fight
Leaders of the delegations described their collaboration with the EFCC in the anti-corruption fight as a necessary step for the…
Court convicts kano woman for smuggling undeclared foreign currencies
She pleaded with the court to spare her as she had no knowledge of the contents of the box and…
EFCC, DSS strengthen ties against corruption
He thanked the DSS for its support to the Commission especially in intelligence, tracking of criminals involved in money laundering…
Alleged naira abuse: EFCC invites foreigner, wedding guests
"While the EFCC appreciates the consciousness its campaigns against naira abuse is building across the country, it will not move…
EFCC Nabs 3 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Ibadan
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, arrested three suspected…
Court Convicts One Over N13m Pension Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal office, today April 8, 2019, secured the conviction of a pension…
Cyber-crime suspect remanded in prison
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, arraigned one suspected internet fraudster, Ismail Yusuf before Justice…
2018 best year for EFCC with record convictions
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC secured a record 312 convictions between January and December 24, much higher than…
EFCC arrests 2 persons with $2.8m cash in suitcases
Two persons have been intercepted carrying $2.8million cash at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. The men were arrested by the…
EFCC exposes ex-governor Fayose’s houses acquired through corruption
As the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) digs deeper into the graft accusation against ex-governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti,…
10 Bag Five Years Jail Term For Illegal Oil Deal
Lanre Babalola The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Monday, secured the conviction and sentencing of…
Taraba Bizman Docked for Breach of Trust, Forgery
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned Abdullahi Mohammed before Justice Filibus B. Aneetur of the High…
EFCC Arraigns Man for $3,000 Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office has arraigned Ajiboye Gbenga before Justice Mojisola Dada of the…
Former governor of Zamfara, Shinkafi, Yuguda docked for N450m scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Monday arraigned the former governor of Zamfara State, Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi alongside three others…
Shagari, 4 Others Docked for N500m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arraigned a former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari alongside four…
Senior lawyer jailed one year for obstruction of justice
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, secured the conviction and sentencing of Dr. Joseph Nwobike, SAN, before…
EFCC Charges Globacom Over Alleged $6.7m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos zonal office, on Monday, charged Globacom Limited alongside its Chief Marketing Officer,…
How convicted fraudster Nwude tampered with seized property
A prosecution witness, Falodun Arifayan, on Monday, April 16, told Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos High Court sitting in…
EFCC Docks Ex-Taraba Assembly Speaker Over N267.49m Election Bribe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gombe zonal office on Thursday April 12, 2018 arraigned the trio of Honourable…
EFCC Arraigns Man For N38.7m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Tuesday arraigned Mohammed Kabiru before Justice S. O. Solebo…
Money Laundering: EFCC Docks Dariye’s Son, Nanle Miracle for N1.5bn
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, arraigned Nanle Miracle Dariye, son of former Plateau State Governor, Joshua…
EFCC cracks down on wonder banks operators in Ibadan
In a bid to rid the nation of the infamous activities of Wonder Banks popularly known as the Ponzi scheme,…
Female Deputy Director convicted for pension fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Maiduguri Zonal Office has secured the conviction of one Aisata Abba Kwana, a…
EFCC Arrests Fake Investigator Over Attempt to Defraud Gov. Al Makura
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday arrested Mohammed Momoh, a farmer, for attempting to defraud the governor of…
EFCC confirms attack on Magu’s house
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has confirmed the attack on the farmhouse of the acting Chairman of the…
I’m still in EFCC custody, Anyim cries out
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, says he is still in the custody of the…
Please help us locate Maina, EFCC begs Nigerians
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has appealed to Nigerians to help it in locating the whereabouts of Mr AbdulRasheed…
N293m Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Suspected Payroll Fraudsters
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arraigned nine suspected payroll fraudsters before Justice Peter Kekemeke of the…
Corruption fights back as gunmen attack EFCC Headquarters
A major security breach was recorded at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the early…