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THE operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 56 suspected internet fraudsters in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. https://newsextra24.com/breaking-abure-led-labour-party-disowns-newly-inaugurated-caretaker-chairman/ Oyewale said the suspected internet fraudsters were apprehended at different locations in …

OPERATIVES of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, have arrested forty eight  (48) suspected internet fraudsters  in Umudike,  Abia State. They were arrested on Friday,  August 30, 2024 at different locations within Umudike,  following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet fraud. https://newsextra24.com/gunmen-block-highway-in-zamfara-abduct-passengers/ …

A fresh investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed alleged corruption linked to the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The investigation focuses on printing one billion pieces of ₦100 banknotes and the production of 5,000 acrylic blocks in commemoration of Nigeria’s …

  THE official Twitter account of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has mysteriously vanished from the social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), leaving many Nigerians bewildered. This incident comes just days after self-identified “Yahoo Boys” threatened to launch a cyber-attack against the anti-graft agency. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s …

A Federal High Court and five State High Courts have sentenced no fewer than 59 internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The convicts are Adekola Mohammed Bidemi, Raheem Toheeb Olalekan, Nduneri Kelvin Precious, Adekola Akinsola Iyanuoluwa, Adegoke Tomiwa Olalekan, Akintade Isaac Temitayo, Olaolu Abdulsomad Olamide, Akanni Oluwapelumi Anuoluwapo, Omogbolahan Arikuyeri …

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday grilled the Chairman, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, over alleged mismanagement of the 2024 hajj exercise fund among others. Our correspondent gathered that Arabi arrived at the EFCC’s headquarters in Jabi, Abuja at about 10 am and was grilled …

  THE House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes has given the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, till July 30, 2024, to appear before it over budgetary allocation issues. The committee said Olukoyede, alongside his management team, should appear to answer questions relating to …

IN a significant operation, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 13 individuals suspected of illegal mining activities in the Asokoro area of Abuja. The arrests took place on Wednesday following a tip-off that led to the interception of the suspects. According to the EFCC, the suspects were …

OPERATIVES of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested ten individuals suspected of illegal mining activities. The suspects were apprehended with six trucks fully loaded with lithium. The arrested individuals are Yunusa Adisa, Ganiyu Kazeem, Muideen Babayemi, Sulaiman Usman, Adeleke Waliu, Tiamiyu Rokeeb, …

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Kaduna Zonal Command, has arraigned a “fake content creator”, Audu Ishida, also known as Baddie Kylemilli, over allegations of internet fraud. In a post on its X page on Tuesday, the antigraft agency said Ishida is facing a single charge of impersonation, retention of …