An official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and a lawyer, Sam Ugwuegbulam has described as ‘a jumble of cheap lies’, the allegations contained in an open letter to the EFCC signed by his kinsman, Raphael Okereafor purporting that he was harassing his people with policemen, wielding his influence as a federal official. […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal Office, on Friday arrested a Bitcoin trader, Ayomide Adebowale, for his alleged involvement in cybercrimes. Adebowale and four others were arrested at two locations at Elebu Area in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The suspects, whose ages range between 21 and 37, were said to have been […]
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered immediate withdrawal of senior police officers attached to the headquarters and zonal offices of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The officers withdrawn are from the rank of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) and above. The police boss also directed withdrawal of the officers attached to some […]
A former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has broken his silence on his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged misappropriation of public funds. Okorocha was arrested by the EFCC operatives at about 4:10pm on Tuesday at his Unity House office located at Garki, Abuja. Speaking through Sam Onwuemeodo, his […]
The Osun State Police Command on Sunday said a suspected ritualist has killed and cut off the head and hands of a female food vendor in Ile-Ife on Saturday. The Command Spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, who said this in a statement, said that the police were on the trail of the assailant. Ms Opalola, a superintendent […]
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Adeleke Adeyemi for his involvement in an alleged case of conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence, diversion of funds, issuance of dud cheques and money laundering to the tune of N800,000,000.00 (Eight Hundred Million Naira). The Agency’s Publicity […]
The North Central Zonal Caretaker Committee, overseeing the activities of the Peoples Democratic Party in Niger State, has reversed the suspension of a former governor of the state, Babangida Aliyu, from the party. The caretaker panel in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Suleiman Mohammed, late Monday night, described the ex-governor’s suspension as fake news. […]
Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says he will resign from office if he’s asked to do anything against the law. In a series of tweets on Saturday, the anti-graft agency said Bawa stated this on Friday when he featured on One-on-One, a programme on Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). Bawa […]
A middle-aged man, Anayo Ukadike, Thursday, alleged that he escaped from some persons that attempted to use him for ritual purposes in one of the hotels in Imo State. In a petition to Imo State Police Command in Owerri, Ukadike said he escaped through an exit door when he was attacked by three able-bodied men […]
A 29 years old herbalist Baoku Gbuyi and a 27 years old Bricklayer Olamide Odulaja have been arrested by detectives of Ogun State Police command, for allegedly killing a housewife, Modupeola Folorunsho and her 4 years old son, Peter Folorunsho for money ritual. The arrest of the suspects, according to a statement by the command […]
