THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Abdullahi Bashir Haske, businessman and son-in-law of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, wanted for alleged criminal conspiracy and money laundering. The EFCC made the declaration in a notice issued by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The anti-graft …
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EFCC arrests 36 internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt
The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 36 suspected internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State The EFCC disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. The commission said the suspected internet fraudsters were apprehended in a sting operation at …
Read More »Sting Operation at OOPL: Court Jails Four For Internet Fraud in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, August 15, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of four internet fraudsters before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The convicts, Bisiriyu Roqeeb Abiodun, Ibrahim Azeez Olatunji, Akinwale Isaac …
Read More »EFCC Hands Over N100m Recovered Funds to Federal Ministry in Uyo
THE Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede on Friday August 15, 2025 handed over a sum of N100,000,000 (One Hundred Million Naira) draft recovered by the Commission to representatives of the Federal Ministry of Solid Mineral Development in Akwa Ibom State. The …
Read More »EFCC Arrests 47 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin, Recover Rifle
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 47 suspected internet fraudsters in Edo State with a Pump Action rifle and live cartridges, recovered from one of them. Their arrest on Friday, August 15, 2025 followed credible intelligence that linked them to …
Read More »Five arrested for illegal mining in Uyo
THE Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Uyo Zonal Directorate, have arrested five suspected illegal miners involved in the extraction and transportation of ilmenite. According to a statement by the EFCC posted on its official X account on Friday, the arrested suspects are Samuel Akwa, Willie Uboko, …
Read More »Alleged N1.8trn Fraud: Investors seek EFCC, SEC’s Probe of Cryptocurrency Firm
NO fewer than 14, 000 Nigerian investors have prayed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate activities of a cryptocurrency firm, MTS/TOFRO, over alleged N1.8 trillion investment fraud. The petitioners, though their lawyer, Ebuka Nwaeze, also urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate the extent of …
Read More »Court jails 5 Internet fraudsters in Benin
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday, August 13, 2025 secured the conviction and sentence of five internet fraudsters before Justice M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City. The convicts are, Ayo Korede, Ogbemudia Osaretin, Harry Ehimien, Osasumwen Osahenator and …
Read More »EFCC probes traveller over undeclared $59,000 at Lagos airport
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have commenced investigation of one Duru Ikechukwu Damian arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for allegedly failing to declare the sum of $59,000. EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, in a statement on Tuesday, disclosed that Damian was intercepted by Customs operatives …
Read More »EFCC chairman: Politicians now declaring assets before acquisition
…How politician declared N3bn non-existent property in CCB Form Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed that many Nigerian politicians are now perfecting the antics of anticipatory declaration of assets to justify their intended stealing of public funds and other acts of corruption. The …
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