At a Federal High Court in Abuja, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) argued for a third time that the six statements linking a former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Bello Adoke, to alleged $4 million money laundering charges were made voluntarily. The Federal Government has charged …
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Fatade Idowu Olamilekan, a Nigerian, has been extradited to the US for wire fraud. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was searching for him because they believed he had stolen equipment worth more than $3.5 million. The citizen is charged with impersonating numerous American cities and academic institutions. Economic and Financial …
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Some Economic and Financial Crimes Commission agents have reported that they are observing the ongoing governorship election in Osun. While voting was taking place, about six agency agents arrived at Saint Peters Primary School Ward 1, Unit 1, Iragbiji, Osun state. When reporters approached an operative upon arrival, the operative directed him …
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The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have stormed Osun State to curb vote buying in the state governorship election holding today. As at 8:15am on Saturday, the operatives were still at the Freedom Park, Old Garage, Osogbo, the State capital. Recall that the Independent National Electoral …
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A couple, Jeremiah Ezewulu and Nkem Irene Ezewulu, has been arraigned before Justice M.A Madugu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Bwari, Abuja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the couple on Wednesday, June 29, on a one count charge of conspiracy and criminal breach of trust. …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) intends to pursue landlords who rent out their properties to internet fraudsters known as Yahoo boys. Sources gathered that the anti-corruption agency will host a discussion on Twitter Spaces on Wednesday to educate citizens. The Legal and Prosecution Officers of the EFCC will …
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Based on a “valid court order”, The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed that suspects arrested over vote-buying during the Ekiti State governorship election, have been detained. Recall that it was earlier reported that for days the EFCC arrested and detained a pregnant woman, and a nursing mother among …
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Two fraudsters on the Watch List of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, have been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for internet- related offences. Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, sentenced Uchechukwu Solomon Ezirim on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, and Dike George Chimezie on …
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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of a Kano-based businessman, Jamilu Sule. Sule was convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment with no option of fine by Justice Dije Abdu Aboki of the Kano State High Court. His conviction is sequel to a petition written against …
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No fewer than five Internet fraudsters have been convicted by both federal and state high courts in Ibadan, Oyo State, and Osogbo, Osun State. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in a statement on Tuesday by the Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, said the cases were prosecuted by its Ibadan …
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