The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that its Ibadan zonal office has secured the conviction and sentencing of 41 internet fraudsters to various jail terms in Oyo and Ogun states. EFCC noted that the convicts were jailed after pleading guilty to the one-count charge preferred against them. …
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EFCC Bans Sting Operations At Night
THE chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has directed that sting operations at night be stopped across all the commands of the commission. This is in line with the newly reviewed procedures on arrest and bail of suspects. He gave the directive in Abuja on …
Read More »EFCC Officials Storm OAU, Arrest Over 70 Students
OFFICIALS of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly arrested more than 70 students of Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Osun State. Reports obtained by Naija News on Wednesday morning revealed that the anti-graft agency officials raided the hostels located outside the campus at midnight. Trojan News Media, various …
Read More »EFCC Detains Ex-CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele
GODWIN Emefiele, former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, was reportedly released from the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, on Thursday and subsequently picked up by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Newsextra24 gathered that the spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, on Friday …
Read More »Ex-EFCC Boss, Abdulrasheed Bawa Regains Freedom From DSS
THE Department of State Service has freed embattled ex-EFCC boss, Abdulrasheed Bawa, after over 134 days in custody. Newsextra24 confirms that Bawa was released Wednesday night. The secret police arrested Bawa on June 14, hours after his suspension by President Bola Tinubu.
Read More »P& ID Scam: EFCC Hails Dismissal Of $11.5billion Judgment Against Nigeria
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has applauded the dismissal of the arbitrary $6.6 billion judgment against Nigeria, won by the Process & Industry Development, P&ID Ltd, over a failed 2010 deal to develop a gas processing plant in the country. Naija News recalls that a United Kingdom, UK Judge, Robin Knowles …
Read More »NGOs Seek Sack Of EFCC Chairman
THE Trustees of One Love Caring Foundation popularly known as One Love Foundation and Trustees of Initiative for Rural Development, Information and Legal Advocacy (RUDILAC) have joined hands together to call on the court to sack the new chairman of Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ola Olukayode who was …
Read More »Court Jails 25 Internet Fraudsters in Anambra
THE Economic and financial Crimes Commission, Enugu Zonal Command, has secured the conviction and sentencing of twenty five, 25, internet fraudsters before Justice Nnamdi Dimkpa of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State They were jailed on Friday, October 13, 2023, after pleading guilty to one –count separate charge bordering on impersonation. The Convicts …
Read More »Be Loyal To EFCC, Ekpungu Tells New Secretary
FORMER Secretary to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Dr. George Ekpungu has charged the newly appointed Secretary, Mr Muhammad Hammajoda, to be loyal to the EFCC and the Executive Chairman. He gave the charge on Friday, October 20, 2023 while handing over to the new Secretary. According to him, loyalty to …
Read More »Fraudster Bags One Year Jail Term in Makurdi
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi Zonal Command, on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, secured the conviction and sentencing of one Shehu Khalifa before Justice Abdul Dogo of the Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State. He was jailed after pleading guilty to one – count charge bordering …
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