THE operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 117 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos State. The suspects were arrested at the Regional Hotel in the Iyana-Ishasi area of Lagos on Thursday, June 27, 2024. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in a statement, said the suspected internet …
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Benedict Obinna hacked into the PC frameworks of Globus Bank and they moved monies running into over N3, 500,000,000 from the record of the Bank into different records having a place with Haril Worldwide Arrangements Ltd and partner different ledgers residence on numerous banks the nation over.
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THE Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Usman Mallam for allegedly tearing the agency’s official investigation activities’ letters and obstructing investigation before the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State. Mallam, a desk officer in charge of responding to official correspondence …
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THE Court of Appeal has set aside contempt proceedings initiated by the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Olanipekun Olukoyede. In a unanimous judgement read by Justice Joseph Oyewole, he set aside the proceedings while overruling the Respondent’s preliminary …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, said ex-Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, who is accused of N80.2bn fraud, had ridiculed the Nigerian justice system by failing to present himself for trial in court. The EFCC acting Zonal Director, Benin Zonal Command, Mr Effa Okim, stated this during a …
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The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed that the EFCC received 14,000 petitions from members of the public in the last one year. The EFCC boss disclosed this when the Special Envoy for West Africa, Dr. Charles Omini, paid him a courtesy visit …
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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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