Tag Archives: EFCC

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has applied for an order of against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). Recall that Freelanews reported how EFCC, CCB, ICPC were petitioned over re-election …

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, arraigned an Ilorin-based associate pastor of the Living Faith Church (aka Winners’ Chapel), Temidayo Eseyin, for allegedly defrauding Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State of N19.3million. Eseyin, a lawyer and former member of the …

The trial of the former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah, and 8 Others over alleged misappropriation of N2,459,030,000 instituted against them by the EFCC at the Federal High Court, Abuja, took a new turn on Thursday. The matter, presided over by Hon. Justice Inyang Ekwo, was suspended on Thursday, …

Contrary to reports flooding the media space that the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, after the suspension of Abdulrasheed Bawa is Mohammed Umar Abba, who was a former director of operations at the agency, Freelanews authoritatively reports that the new boss is Abdulkarim Chukkol. Recall …

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 52 suspected internet fraudsters in Ogun State. The suspects are: Olamilekan Jamiu Ayuba, Ogundeyi Oluwaseun Kayode, Abdulrahman Ismail Abiodun, Blessing Oluwaseun Omokaro, Olasupo Ademola Ridwan, Adetola Roqeeb Salau, Adeola Alamin Ideraoluwa, Victor Daniel Osikwemeh, …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will appeal the judgment of the Federal High Court Abuja, which on Monday, June 5, 2023, acquitted a former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, HoS, Mr. Stephen Oronsaye of the N2bn money laundering charge brought against him and others by …

Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested a popular musician on Tiktok, one Crown Uzama (aka ShalliPopi) and his manager, Ajayi Abdul Hafeez(aka 21 Badda) for alleged internet-related fraud. Recommended articles How stray bullet hit, killed generator repairer, Damola Bakare, in …

Operatives of the Department of State Security DSS have stormed the Lagos office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, preventing officials of the anti-graft agency from gaining access to their office in Ikoyi, Lagos. Impeccable sources in both agencies said that there has been an ongoing rivalry between the …

Registration with the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML) is free. The Acting Commander of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the EFCC, ACE I Halima Mustafa Rufa’u stated this during an Anti-Money Laundering Training organized by the SCUML in Ibadan Command for the Non-Governmental/Non-Profit Organizations in Oyo State. Recommended …

The Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into the property of late Sir Adeyemo Alakija, which is located at No 10 Keffi Street, South West, Ikoyi, Lagos, following a petition to the commission by two of the grandchildren of Alakija, over the undated Vesting Deed prepared by …

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced three men Kasumu Ademola, Salau Mikailu, and Ganiyu Ishola to 20 years imprisonment for defrauding a stock firm of N45.6m. Justice Chukwuejekwu Aneke handed down the jail term after he found them guilty of the offence. Recommended News: UBA pioneered Africash …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 15, 2023, filed a motion for stay of execution of the ruling by Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on the 14 properties as well as the sum of N400m linked to the Kogi …

An Inspector of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abel Isah Dickson, has died after a scuffle with two colleagues over items collected from a suspect which includes medications and some cash. The two colleagues, Assistant Superintendent of EFCC, Apata Oluwaseun Odunayo, and Inspector of EFCC, Ogbuji Titu Tochukwu, …

Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, May 11, 2023, secured the conviction of the duo of Salim Bashir and Khalid Ola Abdulwasiu before Justices Darius Khobo and A.A Bello respectively of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna, on separate one-count charge bordering internet …

Eight Suspected Yahoo Boys Nabbed in Two Abuja Estate The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction of four persons for offences bordering on internet fraud and retention of proceeds of criminal conduct. Recommended articles 26yo Yahoo boy, Precious Ojo, arrested at …

Operatives of the Benin Zonal Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested Precious Ojo, aka obago, a suspected internet fraudster in Oghara, Delta State. The 26-year-old was arrested following a petition received from a United States of America citizen, on his fraudulent activities. The petitioner had …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned Lagos businesswoman Saadatu Ramalan-Yaro on counts of money laundering. Ramadan Yaro, the director of April 1616 Investment Limited and Amsamay Limited, both non-financial institutions, was arraigned for alleged money laundering before Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has closed its case in a £2.6 billion alleged fraud charge slammed on an oil firm, Petro Union Oil and Gas Limited, a consultant to the company and three of its directors. Recommended articles Nigerian student sentenced to 11-month imprisonment for beating wife …

A Federal High Court in Kano State has adjourned the trial of Kano businessman, Abdulkarim Abdussalam Zaura over the failure of the anti-graft agency to produce witnesses in the trial. Zaura was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly defrauding a Kuwaiti citizen to the tune …

Little did the spokesperson for the Campaign Council of the President-Elect and Labour Minister of State, Festus Keyamo, know that his innocent post on his vacation abroad would attract investigation into his property by an investigative journalist. The anonymous twitter handle, @pidomnigeria, whose bio claimed to be investigative journalist and …