The second prosecution witness, PW2, Alhassan Garba, a Bureau De Change operator in the ongoing trial of one Huang Haoyu, a Chinese and others, has told Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, that he had several crypto transactions with Haoyu between September and November 2024, with values …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered a gun and other materials from 74 suspected internet fraudsters arrested in Abuja. Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. ”Items recovered from them include 86 phones, one rifle pistol and three motorcycles,” he said. …
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Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested thirty-four (34) suspected internet fraudsters. The alleged fraudsters were arrested in the early hours of Monday, June 23, 2025 at Iworoko and Ijado areas of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State following credible intelligence about their suspected …
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The First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Abubakar Kwaido, in the trial-within-trial of the former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman told Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja that the former minister voluntarily and personally wrote his confessional statements in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in the presence of …
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The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede has charged students in the country to aspire to be anti-corruption ambassadors in their schools, homes and anywhere they find themselves. Olukoyede gave the charge on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 when the students of Nobel Heights Academy, Karu came on excursion at EFCC Academy, …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, June 26, 2025, presented its 10th and 11th witnesses in continuation of the trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Abubakar Sirika, and his daughter, Fatima Hadi Sirika, for alleged misappropriation of public funds to the tune of N2 billion. …
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The operatives of the Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 34 suspected internet fraudsters in Ekiti State. The EFCC disclosed this via a statement issued on Thursday, June 26, 2025. The anti-graft agency said the suspected internet fraudsters were arrested in the early hours of Monday, June 23, at Iworoko …
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An Ikeja Special Offences Court has adjourned ruling on former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele’s application seeking forensic analysis of WhatsApp evidence in a $4.5 billion fraud case. Emefiele and his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, are standing trial on charges bordering on receiving gratification and corrupt demands. Emefiele’s counsel, Olalekan Ojo …
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested five former top shots of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), for an alleged $7.2 billion fraud linked with the rehabilitation of the Kaduna, Warri and Port Harcourt refineries. Among them is a former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) …
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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has urged Nigerian students to use the internet for positive ventures rather than fraud. EFCC Spokesperson Dele Oyewale said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Olukoyede gave the charge during a one-day symposium titled “Safe Campus …
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