The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it now has in its custody, Felix Okpoh, who was declared wanted by the US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) over alleged fraud. Okpoh is wanted by FBI for alleged involvement in a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scheme that allegedly defrauded more […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office, has arrested 32 alleged internet fraudsters in the city. The arrest of the suspected internet fraudsters by the EFCC was contained in a statement signed by its Head, Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, and made available to newsmen in Ibadan […]
PRESS RELEASE BY PROFESSOR FEMI ODEKUNLE, MEMBER,PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGAINST CORRUPTION (PACAC). This is a preliminary reaction of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) to the alleged ‘arrest’ of Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Of course, the real information reaching us is that he […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on July 2, 2020, arraigned Stephen Oshinowo, a former Executive Secretary, Lagos State Scholarship Board, for alleged N127m fraud before Justice O.A. Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State. He was arraigned on amended eight-count charges […]
Father, Two Sons Nabbed for Spiritual Fraud in Sokoto The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal Office on Tuesday arrested one Yakubu Ibrahim (a.k.a. Baban Abba), his two sons, Suleman Yakubu, Ibrahim Yakubu and a friend, Kasimu Muhammad at Gidan Dare, Shiyar Gidan Sanda area of Sokoto for […]
A Nigerian court on Thursday remanded a former justice minister accused of corruption in custody pending a bail hearing. Mohammed Adoke who appeared in the Abuja high court has been charged over a $1.3 billion dollar oil scandal involving international majors Shell and Eni. Adoke was arrested last month on […]
Nigeria’s anti-graft commission, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday stated that it has handed over a forfeited property to the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to use as its office. This was made known in a statement released to the media by its image-maker, Wilson Uwujaren. The property […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday commenced auctioning processes for 244 vehicles forfeited to the Federal Government by illegal oil dealers. The Nigerian anti-graft Commission commenced the initial auctioning processes at the Police Officers Wives Association, POWA’s open ground in the old Government Reservation Area, G.R.A, Port […]
By Edwin Ekene Upon assumption of office in 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari left no one in doubt about his determination to ‘kill corruption’ in Nigeria. Fight against corruption was one of his major campaign promises both in the 2015 and 2019 Presidential Elections. At a time which impunity, flagrant display […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, arraigned Alhaji Yusha’u Mohammed Kebbe before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on an eight-count charge, bordering on conspiracy and criminal breach of trust involving multi-million sums of money. The complainant alleged that in […]
