The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos on Friday said that the social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, had defied the court order by traveling to Dubai with a new international passport. EFCC had on January 12 charged Mompha and his […]
The US government says the bulk of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) anti-corruption efforts are focused on low and mid-level government officials. According to its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, most high-profile cases being prosecuted by the agencies remain […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has kicked against an interim order made ex parte by the Awka Division of the Federal High Court presided over by Justice Hyeladzira A. Nganjiwa granting the former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano leave to travel abroad to the United States of America to attend […]
The Human Rights Liberty Accessand Peace Defenders Foundation (HURIDE), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the chairman of Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) for lack of political will to prosecute ex-governors and other political leaders who defrauded and enriched themselves with public money. The rights group which made the call in […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has issued a statement on the arrest of socialite, Pascal Okechukwu popularly known as ‘Cubana Chiefpriest’. It can be recalled that Okechukwu was arrested by officials of the commission on Thursday last week after at the Murtala Mohammed airport in Abuja after several invitations. He has been […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested Nigerian socialite Cubana Chief Priest on charges bordering on money laundering and tax fraud, officials familiar with the matter said. Pascal Okechukwu, his real name, was arrested at the Lagos airport on Thursday, but anti-graft officials hushed the development amidst pressure from his associates and family, […]
Former Group Managing Director Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu has been discharged and acquitted of money laundering charge. Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, in a Judgement on thursday, held that, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. […]
A Nigerian on the watch list of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation, Emmanuel Chidiebere, has been arrested in Orlu, Imo State. Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arrested him, according to a statement. According to EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, the Nigerian is wanted by the FBI for conspiracy, wire […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Monday, arrested seventy-five suspected yahoo boys in Internet fraud at different areas, in Owerri in Imo State. According to EFCC, most of the suspects were students aged 18-30 one students were involved after personal information about their crimes. The anti-graft agency also said that officials arrested twenty […]
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday reduced from N200 million to N25 million, the bail sum for social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha (alias Mompha), charged with six billion Naira money laundering. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Mojisola Dada made the ruling following a prayer by defence counsel, Mr Gboyega […]
