No former governor or anyone is exempted from our investigation, says EFCC
No former governor or anyone is exempted from our investigation, says EFCC The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday said every former governor and indeed any individual with corruption cases will face the anti-graft agency’s investigation. The commission’s zonal commander, ACE Aliyu Yunusa, said this at the opening of a one-day EFCC Civil […]
EFCC alert Nigerians on ATM card swapping fraud
EFCC alert Nigerians on ATM card swapping fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alerted Nigerians about the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Debit Card swapping fraud. EFCC issued this warning in a statement signed by spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, with the Commission inundated with barrage of complaints from well-meaning Nigerians concerning unauthorized withdrawals from […]
EFCC arraigns medical supplier over N2.9m fraud
EFCC arraigns medical supplier over N2.9m fraud The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Sunday Ekele for committing fraud worth N2,930,029 (Two Million, Nine Hundred and Thirty Thousand, Twenty-Nine Naira only). The Commission arraigned Ekele on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State […]
Strengthen EFCC chair to sustain anti-corruption campaign
Strengthen EFCC chair to sustain anti-corruption campaign The nomination, appointment and confirmation of the current Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chair, Olanipekun Olukoyede may be a demonstration of the commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to anti-corruption fight in the country; but to succeed in the campaign, government will need to do a lot […]
Fraudster bags one-year imprisonment for defrauding American $20,000
Fraudster bags one-year imprisonment for defrauding American $20,000 A fraudster Joshua Femi has been sentenced to one year imprisonment for defrauding an American, Sheedy Morgan, the sum of $20,000 The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) secured the conviction on November 9, 2023. Femi was jailed by Justice O.O. Abike […]
EFCC arraigns oil magnate for alleged N24.3million fraud
EFCC arraigns oil magnate for alleged N24.3million fraud The Port Harcourt’s Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned an oil magnate, Azubuike Uzoma, before Justice A.T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for an alleged illegal dealing in petroleum products to the tune of […]
OAU students demand apology, colleagues’ release as EFCC deletes posts
OAU students demand apology, colleagues’ release as EFCC deletes posts Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife have demanded an apology from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission following the arrest of 69 suspects by the commission in a raid of outside campus hostels in the wee-hours of Wednesday. The Students’ Union of the university […]
11 OAU students face fraud trial, varsity meets EFCC
11 OAU students face fraud trial, varsity meets EFCC The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife said it was meeting the officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission following the arrest of 69 suspected Internet fraudsters, many of whom are students of the university. Fifty-eight of the students were later released late Wednesday. Officials […]
Put EFCC raid experience behind you, VC tells OAU students
Put EFCC raid experience behind you, VC tells OAU students The Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Prof. Simeon Bamire, has appealed to students of the institution who were victims of the raid on some off-campus hostels along Ife/Ibadan Road by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to put […]
EFCC arrests over 70 OAU students in midnight raid
EFCC arrests over 70 OAU students in midnight raid Over 70 students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Osun State were reportedly arrested by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a midnight raid on hostels outside the campus. Multiple sources in Ile-Ife confirmed to our correspondent on Wednesday morning that the officials, around […]