Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the final forfeiture of the sum of N204,849,859, 15 property and eight high-end vehicles from a fraud suspect, one Jedidiah Ibrahim Ezenwa. The EFCC said the property, money and vehicles were …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has through the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, recovered 20 properties, 10 vehicles, and three princely wristwatches from two brothers, Olisaebuka Eze and Onyeka Nnadozie Eze, for a petitioner, Arthur Eze. In a final forfeiture ruling on Friday, June 7, 2024, by a …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned three men before an Ikeja Special Offenses Court for allegedly stealing the sum of N3.5 billion from Access Bank. Newsextra24 reports that the three men are Michael Igbomins, David Onyeike and Moses Iruolaje, who are arraigned on two counts of stealing …
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THE Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria, AMBAN, has challenged the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, to publish evidence alleging Point-of-Sale agents were conspiring with bank officials to hoard cash. This was disclosed in a statement, signed by the National General Secretary, AMBAN, Oluwasegun Elegbede. It …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the interim forfeiture of another property allegedly linked to the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) legal team alleges that the property, worth N11,140,000,000, are located in highbrow parts …
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THE operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 40 suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The suspected internet fraudsters were arrested by the EFCC operatives on Friday, May 31, 2024. While 28 of them were arrested at Dawaki axis, the remaining 12 suspected internet …
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THE Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II has said that the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) treated his petition against certain former palace officials with kid gloves. The monarch shared his grievances via a statement made available to newsmen by his Chief Press Secretary, Osaigbovo Ighobaro, in Benin City. …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, May 17, 2024, handed over the sum of $22,000 recovered from a convicted internet fraudster, Hakeem Ayotunde Olanrewaju, to the Federal Bureau of Investigations, FBI, in Lagos. Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos had, on …
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OPERATIVES of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 15 suspected internet fraudsters in Zaria, Kaduna State. The suspects were arrested outside the premises of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, following credible intelligence linking a syndicate of fraudsters to suspected involvement in internet fraud. Items recovered from them …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, his brother, Ahmad Sirika; and his company – Enginos Nigeria Limited, with over N19.4bn fraud. The sum is said to be for several aviation ministry contracts from the former minister to Enginos Nigeria Limited, owned by …
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