Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, issued an interim order to freeze four Jaiz Bank accounts allegedly tied to the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, amid a high-stakes fraud investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order following an...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, August 18, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of three internet fraudsters before Justice D.I.Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The convicts, Oyatokun Damilola Qudus, Adenekan Adewole...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended Alhassan Garba, a suspected serial land racketeer, for his alleged involvement in multiple fraudulent land deals across Kaduna. The arrest marks a significant step in curbing land-related scams in the region. EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale announced...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Officers and Men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Area Command, have arrested a passenger attempting to travel with $59,000 in undeclared cash and handed him over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation and prosecution. Speaking...
By OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta – Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) has demanded N3.5 billion in compensation and a public apology from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following an alleged unauthorized raid on its premises. According to a statement from OOPL’s Managing Director, Vitalis Ortese, during a press...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has raised eyebrows against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying his desperation for power come 2027 is manifesting in a bitter manner. HURIWA, who stated this on the heels of the recent arrest of former governor of Sokoto...
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 93 suspected internet fraudsters in Ogun State. It was gathered that the operatives reportedly stormed the Green Legacy Hotel, located within Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), and arrested some persons suspected to...
Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta has strongly condemned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for what it describes as an unauthorized and heavy-handed intrusion into its premises. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, disrupted a private event and allegedly violated the rights...
By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan – Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested fifty-five (55) suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation. The commission in a post via its X handle on Thursday said the suspects were arrested at K Hotel...
Kano Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 arraigned five officials of the Katsina State Board of Internal Revenue and one bank staff before Justice Musa Danladi of the Katsina State High Court sitting in Katsina, Katsina State. They were arraigned on...
By BARBARA KAlU, Owerri – Imo State Division of Court of Appeal, has upheld the conviction and three-year sentence of Prince Laseberry Okafor Anyanwu, a former Commissioner of Transport in the Rochas Okorocha administration of Imo State, for N180, 000, 000 (One Hundred and Eighty Million Naira, only) fraud....
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja Zonal Directorate has secured the conviction and sentence of one Jonathan Wallang before Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court sitting in Maitama Abuja, for defrauding the Cooperative Society of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural...
By AISHA NANA, Bauchi – Operatives of the Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Friday, July 25, 2025 arrested 32 suspected internet fraudsters. The commission disclosed this in a post via its X handle on Monday. It said the suspects were arrested in...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, July, 24, 2025, convicted the duo of Dr. Olufemi Martins Thomas, a former Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, and one Kabiru Sidi, a Bureau De Change Operator, for...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos have commenced investigation of one Phil-Olumba Ifunaya Sheila arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, for allegedly failing to declare the sums of $14,567 ( Fourteen Thousand Five...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out a 13-count charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko and three others. The charges were withdrawn following a comprehensive review of the representations submitted by all...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Sulaiman Kwalla, in the trial of Bishop Katung Jonas and Okewole Dayo, chairman and secretary of Covenant Fadama Multi-purpose Cooperative Society, Jos, Plateau State, respectively, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, told Justice Sharon T. Ishaya of the Federal High Court,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, July 21, 2025 arraigned one Philip Ifejimalu Eze and his company Orimiri Oil and Gas before Justice A.H. Musa of the Fedr FCT High Court Apo-Abuja on a one count charge. The...
A Federal High Court in Lagos has discharged and acquitted former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, of money laundering charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke ruled that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against Fayose, warranting his...
By EMMANUEL ANKELI, Sokoto – Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has warned that virtual assets and investment scams may soon surpass money laundering as a major financial crime challenge in Nigeria. Olukoyede expressed his concerns at the African Anti-Corruption Day Commemoration...