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EFCC Nabs Chinese Brothers, Two Nigerians In Illegal Solid Minerals Deal
November 8, 2024Investigations further revealed that none of the four suspects had a permit to export the solid...
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BREAKING: Court Adjourns Ruling On EFCC’s Application To Try Yahaya Bello In Absentia To January 2025
October 30, 2024The EFCC has filed charges against Bello, alleging involvement in a money laundering scheme.
Crime
EFCC Busts Bank Hacking Syndicate In Abuja, Arrest Four Suspects
October 29, 2024The suspects are accused of compromising the databases of commercial banks
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EFFC Files 14 New Charges Against Kwara Ex-Governor AbdulFatah, Ex-Finance Commissioner Over Alleged N5.78 Billion Fraud
October 21, 2024The count accuses Ahmed alone of failing to complete an assets declaration form provided by EFCC officers...
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EFCC To Probes Bribery Allegations Involving Own Officers, Summons Bobrisky, VeryDarkMan
September 25, 2024Bobrisky claimed that some unnamed EFCC personnel allegedly received N15 million from him
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EFCC Arrest 44 Internet Fraudsters In Ilorin, Recover Cars, Charms, Others
September 6, 2024Items from the suspects, including six exotic cars of different brands, laptops, smartphones, and various charms.
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EFCC Arrests Billionaire For Alleged Internet Fraud, Money Laundering In Abuja
August 23, 2024Items recovered from him include a sum of 2,200 dollars, an iPhone 15 Pro Max, a...
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EFCC Declares Yahaya Bello Wanted As Court Rejects Bid To Stall N80.2 Billion Money Laundering Arraignment
July 17, 2024Justice Nwite thereafter adjourned the matter till September 25, 2024 for arraignment.
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Some Religious Organisations ‘More Corrupt’ Than Public Offices In Nigeria- EFCC Boss
July 14, 2024Just this last week, I have had cause to recover how many millions from a religious...
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EFCC Chairman Orders Arrest Of Officers Accused Of Assaulting Hotel Staff In Lagos
June 27, 2024The EFCC’s boss has also ordered detailed investigations of the operation carried out at the hotel
Crime
EFCC Secures Conviction Of Ten Internet Fraudsters In Ilorin
June 27, 2024The fraudsters have been handed various jail terms for their involvement in cybercrime activities.
Crime
Fake Senator Sentenced To Two Years For defrauding Spanish National Of 47,000 Euros
June 26, 2024The suspect pleaded guilty to the charge and begged the court for leniency.
Crime
EFCC Buats Fake State House Staff For N22m Employment Scam
June 21, 2024Many victims narrated their bitter experience in a series of petitions written to the EFCC.
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EFCC Taskforce Arrests 34 Forex Speculators In Abuja
April 27, 2024Their arrest came on the heels of the EFCC's consistent efforts to sanitise and stabilise the...
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Yahaya Bello: Court Summons EFCC Boss Over Alleged Contempt Of Court
April 26, 2024That the Respondent should be summoned to appear before this Court to answer to the contempt...
Corruption
How Oyo-Ita, Allies Diverted Public Funds To Private Companies – Witness
April 26, 2024On April 27, 2019, the witness disclosed that a transfer of N20, 2027, 142 (Twenty Million,...
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BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Ex-Aviation Minister Sirika Over N8bn Fraud
April 23, 2024Others are criminal breaches of trust and money laundering
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Naira Abuse: Cubana Chief Priest Plead Not Guilty, Granted ₦10m Bail
April 17, 2024The sureties are to have landed property and the document must be verified by the court.
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Court Convicts Bobrisky, Reserves Judgment Till April 9
April 5, 2024The court, however, reserved sentence until April 9 and ordered that he be remanded in custody...
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BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Cross Dresser ‘Bobrisky’ For Naira Abuse
April 4, 2024We are very serious about restoring the dignity of the naira.
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EFCC Arrests 48 Suspected Internet Fraudsters, Herbalist In Lokoja
March 7, 2024The herbalist, believed to be a spiritual godfather of internet fraudsters
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EFCC Arrests 21 Food-Loaded Trucks Heading To Neighbouring Countries
March 6, 2024The trucks were intercepted in a sting operation at major exit routes along Kalabiri/Gamboru Ngala and...
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EFCC, JTF, Police Arrest 115 Currency Racketeers In Enugu
February 23, 2024Preliminary investigation showed that some of the suspects are foreigners from Niger Republic.
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BREAKING: EFCC Grills Former Kwara Gov AbdulFatah Ahmed
February 19, 2024Ilorin, Kwara State– Former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State is currently under scrutiny by the...
Corruption
How Emefiele Approved Payment Of $6,230,000 For International Election Observers – Witness
February 13, 2024A request for payment in the sum of $6,230,000 came to his office and documents for...
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Court Grants Emefiele Permission To Travel Out Of FCT
January 18, 2024The charges against the former governor of the CBN have been amended from 6 to 20.
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Aliko Dangote Clarifies EFCC Visit, Reaffirms Commitment To Cooperation In Investigations
January 7, 2024As a law-abiding and ethical corporate citizen, we remain committed to providing the EFCC with all...
Crime
Court Jails Investment Fraudster To 75 Years
December 20, 2023He swindled several individuals through fake investment ventures that led to the loss of money
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EFCC Seeks N2.6 Billion For Vehicles, Demands extra N33 Billion Allocation
December 6, 2023The EFCC proposed N76.5 billion with a capital component of N25 billion,
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EFCC Arraigns Couple For N2.7bn Fraud In Lagos
November 29, 2023The defendants pleaded “not guilty” to the charges when they were read to them.
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EFCC To Prosecute NAF Personnel For Security Breach
November 20, 2023The EFCC exercised restraint in the face of the provocation and flagrant abuse of power.
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EFCC Bows To Court Order, Brings Emefiele To Court
November 8, 2023The judge directed the anti-graft agency to either grant bail to Mr. Emefiele or allow the...
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DSS Releases Former EFCC Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa From Custody
October 26, 2023A video of his warm welcome by his wives and children quickly went viral.
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BREAKING: President Tinubu Appoints New Leadership For EFCC
October 12, 2023The decision follows the resignation of the suspended Executive Chairman, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa.
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EFCC Applauds Alison-Madueke’s UK Court Arraignment, Secures Extradition Arrest Warrant
October 3, 2023To bring the former Minister to trial in Nigeria, an arrest warrant has been obtained and...
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EFCC Issues Warning To Real Estate Agents Over Money Laundering
September 21, 2023Nzekwe said his Command was determined to fight financial crime through enforcement
Crime
Nigeria Extradites Brothers To US For ‘Sextortion’ Case Linked To Teenager’s Suicide
August 15, 2023These pictures were then used to blackmail the victims, thereby forcing them into making huge financial...
Crime
EFCC Nab 13 Chinese Nationals Over Illegal Mining In Kwara
July 14, 2023Findings also revealed that some of the employees were without Work Permit, but only came with...
Corruption
Court Jail Tiler, Two Others For Cybercrime In Kwara
July 11, 2023The trio of Yusuf, Abdulazeez and Nurudeen had upon arraignment, pleaded guilty to the separate charge...
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EFCC Arrests Fake Senator For Defrauding Spanish Woman Of €5.7m
June 26, 2023The suspect allegedly started defrauding the victim since 2013 when he first met her on social...
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Odumosu Denies Rumoured EFCC Chairman Appointment
June 21, 2023I have been inundated with so many calls and messages between yesterday and today on a...
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EFCC Invites, Quizzes Ex-Governor, Samuel Ortom
June 20, 2023Ortom was invited for questioning following an ongoing investigation into alleged financial misappropriation
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DSS Invites Suspended EFCC Boss Bawa
June 15, 2023Bawa arrived a few hours ago. The invitation relates to some investigative activities concerning him.
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Tinubu Suspends EFCC Chairman Bawa Over Alleged Abuse Of Office
June 14, 2023This follows weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him
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EFCC Arrests Popular Tiktok Musician, 31 Others for Alleged Internet Fraud
May 30, 2023Suspects will be arraigned in court at the conclusion of the investigation.
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Panic As DSS Storm EFCC Lagos Office, Blocks Officers’ Access
May 30, 2023The office used to be ours, and we have been fighting over it for years now,...
Corruption
EFCC Probes Zamfara Gov, Matawalle Over ‘N70bn Fraud
May 19, 2023the governor would have been in EFCC custody but for the immunity clause.
Corruption
Court Sends Four Internet Fraudsters To Jail In Ilorin
May 11, 2023Justice Abdulgafar also sentenced Olorunfemi to six months imprisonment on each of the four counts to...
Corruption
EFCC Arrests ‘Yahoo Boy’ In His Hotel Over Alleged $268,000 Fraud
May 11, 2023According to the statement, the suspect would be arraigned in court soon.
Corruption
EFCC Arrests, Detains Ex-Power Minister, Sale Mamman Over ‘N22bn Fraud’
May 11, 2023Another investigation also uncovered properties in Nigeria and overseas linked to the suspects
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EFCC Arrest 17 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Enugu
May 4, 2023Items recovered from them include mobile phones, laptops and a Mercedes Benz E350.
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Court Convicts Mother, Son For Giving False Information
April 27, 2023Justice Bello however convicted and sentenced both defendants to 7 years imprisonment
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EFCC To Go Tough After ‘Corrupt Governors’ From May 29
March 24, 2023And God willing, come May and June, we are going to make some huge arrests
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EFCC Arrest Cleric, Twin Brothers, 25 Others For Alleged Internet Fraud In Kwara
March 23, 2023The suspects would be arraigned in court upon the conclusion
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37-Year-Old Truck-Driver Jailed For Illegal Mining Activities In Kwara
March 22, 2023Buba was prosecuted on one-count charge by the anti-graft agency
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EFCC Intercepts 20 Suspects With Millions, POS, Allegedly Meant For Vote Buying In Kwara
March 18, 2023Our mandate as EFCC is to ensure that money influence in politics is totally cut out...
Corruption
N1.4bn Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Prof. Uche Edwin
March 16, 2023He pleaded “not guilty” to the 11-count charge.
Corruption
Court Sentence Yobe Auditor General To 5 Years In Prison For Fraud
March 15, 2023ahaya was found guilty on a one-count charge of criminal misappropriation.
Crime
Woman Jailed 24 Years For $298,000, N48m Property Fraud
March 10, 2023EFCC prosecutors called six witnesses and tendered 14 documents that were admitted in evidence as exhibits.
Corruption
Ex-Accountant Sentence To 21 Years In Prison Over N26m Pension Fraud
March 4, 2023The judge sentenced the defendant to three years imprisonment on each of the seven counts
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Court Sends EFCC Chairman Bawa To Kuje Prison For Contempt
February 7, 2023EFCC went ahead and rearrested and re-arraigned him for alleged money laundering.
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Saraki Loses As Court Strikes Out 2 Suits Against EFCC, ICPC, Others
January 25, 2023The court had directed the parties to maintain the status quo by suspending the probe.
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BREAKING: DSS Arrests Doyin Okupe, Hands Him Over To EFCC
January 12, 2023The Department of Security Services (DSS) has arrested politician, Doyin Okupe. The spokesperson of the security...
Corruption
N260m Fraud: Court Sends Ex-Gusau Varsity VC, Prof. Graba To 35 Years In Prison
December 1, 2022A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday, send a former Vice Chancellor of Federal...
Corruption
N700m Diezani Cash: EFCC Re-arraigns Former Governor, Ramalan Yero, Others
November 21, 2022The charges were read to the defendants and they all pleaded ‘not guilty’.
Corruption
Court Jails Corps Member, 4 Others For Cybercrime In Ilorin
October 18, 2022The 28-year-old corp member guilty of the offenses of cybercrime
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AbdulRazaq Commends EFCC’s Fight Against Illegal Mining
October 4, 2022We are so happy with what you are doing and we are here to let you...
Corruption
EFCC Arraigns Ilorin Civil Servant For False Information
September 13, 2022she allegedly received the sum of N25,000 (Twenty-Five Thousand Naira Only) from one Faloye Oluwadamilola Victor.
Corruption
EFCC Arrests Chinese For Illegal Mining Of Lepidolite In Ilorin
September 11, 2022A truckload of minerals suspected to be lepidolite was recovered from him.
Corruption
Two Kwara Civil Servants In Trouble Over Disappearance Of Suspects
July 29, 2022The two civil servants had made an undertaking to produce the defendants who are now at...
Corruption
N109bn Fraud: Court Grants Bail To Suspended Ex-AGF ‘Ahmed Idris’ Two Others
July 28, 2022The court also stated that the defendants shall sign an undertaking that they will abide by...
Corruption
BREAKING: Court Remands Suspended AGF Ahmed Idris In Prison
July 22, 2022The presiding judge ruled that the court will not dance to the rhythms of public opinions,...
Corruption
Dismissed soldier, 1 other Arraigned For N31m Fraud In Maiduguri
July 21, 2022Justice Mustapha convicted and sentenced Mr Bulama to six-month imprisonment with option of N20, 000 fine.
Corruption
Court Jailed Yahoo-Boy Two Years, Loses N13m Car To FG
June 29, 2022Olukayode, 26, was convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment by Justice Muhammed Sani of the...
Corruption
Money Laundering: Court Revokes Mompha’s N200m Bail, Orders His Arrest
June 22, 2022Justice Mojisola Dada issued the warrant following his continued failure to present himself for his trial.
Corruption
Father, Son Jailed 10 Years Each For ‘Magic Money’ In Sokoto
June 22, 2022The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said the duo had with intent to...
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