The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a 38-year-old man, identified as Salman Umar Hudu, in Abuja. Hudu was arrested in a hotel on Tuesday for impersonating the Chairman of EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa. In a statement by the commission, the 38-year-old got N100,000 from someone under the guise …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has revealed that the money laundering trial of two family members of the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello; his nephew, Ali Bello and his wife Rashida Bello (at large) will resume on Monday, February 13, 2023, before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High …
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An operations manager of a leading commercial bank in Abuja central area was on Monday arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Commission, for refusing to load the Automated Teller Machines of the bank despite having N29million of the new naira notes in the branch’s vaults, The NEWSEXTRA24 reports. …
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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has been committed to prison for disobeying court order. The court also directed the Inspector-General of Police to effect Bawa’s arrest and remand him in Kuje prison for the next 14 days until he purges himself of …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is on the trail of more sellers of naira notes after separate operations in Abuja. The agency arrested some racketeers in Zone 4 and the Dei Dei axis of the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday, January 28 and Monday, January 30. EFCC Head …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday announced it had arrested 28 suspected internet fraudsters in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The suspects were arrested at their hideout on Saturday. This followed intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet fraud. The suspects were identified as Yusuf Mudi, Umar Ibrahim, Gabriel …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Headquarters has said it has no knowledge of the alleged detention of the Executive Director of Operations and Technical, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Warredi Enisuoh. The private security company headed by ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, alleged in a document …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, secured a total of 3785 (Three Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-five) convictions across all its Commands in 2022. The figure, which emerged from a review of the Commission’s performance in the outgone year, shows a 70.5% improvement over its record for 2021(2220). It …
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A group, Vanguard for Judicial Independence, has faulted prosecuting agencies’ verification of sureties for bail, describing the practice was unconstitutional. In a statement by its Convener, Douglas Ogbankwa, the group maintained that it was unconstitutional for court to direct law enforcement agencies such as the police and Economic and Financial …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Thursday, said it had so far recovered over N30 billion from the corruption activities surrounding the suspended Accountant-General of Federation (AGF), Idris Ahmed. Chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, stated this at the media briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the …
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