The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, closed its case, in the trial-within-trial, against Abubakar Peters and his company, Nadabo Energy Limited, who are being prosecuted for alleged offences bordering on obtaining money under false pretence, diversion of federal government funds and forgery to the tune of N761,628,993.84 before …
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Police Arrest Fake EFCC Operatives In Delta
Officials of the Delta State Police Command have arrested some fake Economic and Financial Crimes Commission operatives in the state over alleged break-ins, kidnappings and extortion of unsuspecting victims. PUNCH Metro gathered that the arrest followed a series of complaints received from members of the public, especially from the youths, …
Read More »Fake FBI Commander, One Other Arraigned For $2.8m Fraud
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, November 17, 2022, arraigned one Ijeboi Dennis and Obade Monday Christian before Justice Abubakar Baba Shani of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja. Dennis,(aka Andrew Tran huynh) and Monday, who also claimed to be a Commander with the Federal …
Read More »EFCC Arrests 18 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Kwara
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday arrested 18 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation carried out in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The suspects according to a statement signed by the EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwajuaren, included Adeleye Ayodeji, Muhammed Ayub, Odelade Samuel, Sodiq Olanrewaju, Ola …
Read More »Alleged $2.8m Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Fake FBI Commander
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, arraigned one Ijeboi Dennis and Obade Monday Christian before Justice Abubakar Baba Shani of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja. Dennis, (alias Andrew Tran huynh) and Monday, who also claimed to be a Commander with the Federal Bureau of …
Read More »Why Some BDC Operators Were Arrested- EFCC
THE recent arrest of some Bureau De Change operators across the country especially in Lagos and Abuja by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was incidental to the Commission’s overall efforts in sanitizing the foreign exchange sector. The Commission’s Director of Operations, Abdulkarim Chukkol stated this on Monday, November …
Read More »EFCC Arrests Alleged Currency Speculator
AS part of its ongoing operation to sanitize the foreign exchange sector and rid it of speculators and all shades of economic saboteurs, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Mustapha Muhammed alias Mustapha Naira. He was picked up by operatives of the Commission on Saturday November …
Read More »EFCC Demands Full Disclosure On Oil Sector Deals
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has demanded full disclosures of the Joint Venture deals in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and the oil sector in general. The EFCC boss spoke at the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Summit organised by the House of …
Read More »Contempt: Submit Yourself To Prison, Lawyer Tells Bawa
A Lagos-based lawyer, Festus Ogun, has asked the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, to obey the court order that committed him to prison. Ogun said nobody was above the law, especially public officers who swore oaths of allegiance to defend and uphold the Constitution. Newsextra24 …
Read More »EFCC Chairman Breaks Silence On Court Verdict Sending Him To Kuje Prison
Bawa The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has filed an appeal against the verdict ordering his remand. Bawa made the remarks while fielding questions from journalists in Abuja on Tuesday. “We have appealed against it already so we will allow the natural course of …
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