THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Rufus John Isip, a self-proclaimed forex broker, for an alleged investment scam totaling over ₦2 billion. Isip appeared before Justice C. S. Onah at the Federal High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. According to a statement by EFCC spokesperson …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, on Thursday, July 11, before Justice J. K. Omotosho on charges of alleged ₦33 billion money laundering. According to Channels TV, an EFCC insider disclosed that Mamman faces a 12-count charge, including conspiracy to …
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A former acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Anamekwe Nwabuoku, on Wednesday, pleaded with Justice James Omotoso of the Federal High Court in Abuja to give him more time to conclude the refund of the public funds allegedly looted by him and his co-defendant. Nwabuoku and his co-defendant, Felix Nweke, are …
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AN operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) took his own life on Monday in his residence in Abuja. A report by PRNigeria said that the deceased, a member of Course 5, was described as diligent, efficient, and unassuming. According to tbe report: “The Commission is exploring …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Monday opposed the application of a former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye to travel abroad for medical check-up. Agunloye is being prosecuted by the EFCC on seven counts bordering on official corruption and fraudulent award of Mambila Power Project contract …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told a Lagos High Court in Ikeja that N30 billion suspected to be proceeds of crime passed through the account of suspected internet celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha. The EFCC made this disclosure through one Idi Musa, a staff member …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has set up a disciplinary panel to investigate two officers accused of assaulting a woman during a raid on Regional Hotel in Lagos. EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale made this known via a statement on Sunday, June 30, 2024. Oyewale added that the …
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Zenith Bank has dismissed the alleged arrest of its Group Managing Director, Ebenezer Onyeagwu, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Zenith Bank Company Secretary/General Counsel, Michael Otu, made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. A report was circulated in some quarters of …
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THE Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has charged youths and students across the country to embrace corruption-free lifestyles so as to have a firm place to stand to pursue their ambitions He made the call on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, while receiving students …
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OPERATIVES of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday June 26, 2024 arrested 27 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations within Benin City. The suspects were arrested following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in computer- related fraud. Items recovered from them include …
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