The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the Chairman, Onitsha/Odekpe Plastic Market Association, Obinna Calistus Okoli, before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, sitting in Awka, Anambra State, for obtaining under false pretence to the tune of N6.7 million. Okoli was arraigned on Tuesday, February 13,…
Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters in a training centre intended for internet fraudsters in Makurdi, Benue State. The Commission, in a statement on Thursday, said operatives acting on intelligence arrested the suspects in a three-bedroom apartment allegedly serving as a training centre…
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), the apex socio-political youth group in the South East geopolitical zone has criticised the Ebonyi State Government for allegedly arresting Mr. Chika Nwoba, a social media influencer for accusing the government of diverting N3 billion meant for palliatives for indigent Ebonyi citizens. In a statement signed by…
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested four brothers for alleged internet fraud. The siblings, namely: Egbo Chukwuebuka, Egbo Favour Chibuike, Egbo Ifeanyi Francis and Egbo Victor, were arrested alongside thirty others. The other suspects include Great Eze, Ani Callistus, Ekpe Chigbo, Eze Eric, Nnaemeka Gabriel,…
Abdulazeez Isah in Kaduna State has been sentenced to 3years imprisonment following his arrest for parading himself as an official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement on Thursday, the Kaduna Zonal Command of the anti-graft agency said it has successfully obtained a conviction and imposed a three-year prison sentence on…
The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a lawyer before the Federal High Court in Enugu State on money laundering charges. The lawyer, Barrister Mike Ikegbunam, was brought before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Independence Layout, Enugu State, on Wednesday, January 31, 2024,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a clarification regarding recent revelations made by its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, about a religious sect’s involvement in money laundering activities for terrorism. Contrary to speculations, the EFCC has stated that the religious organization in question is neither a church nor a mosque. During a one-day dialogue…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating the controversial Nigeria Air deal sealed by ex-Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika. “The EFCC is investigating that deal,” the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo said on a live television programme on Wednesday. He said “there is a criminal investigation going on. I have called…
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed the involvement of a religious body in Nigeria laundering money for terrorist organizations. This information was revealed during a one-day dialogue on “Youth, Religion, and the Fight against Corruption” held at the Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja on Wednesday. Olukoyede revealed that…
The embattled former Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, has been arraigned before a federal High Court for fraud Oluomo was arraigned alongside two other principal career officers of the assembly, Dayo Samuel and Adeyemo Adedeji, before the court sitting in Oke Mosan, Abeokuta and presided over by Justice O.O Okeke….
