EFCC arrests TikToker over false kidnap claim
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a TikTok user following allegations made in late December about the kidnapping of EFCC operatives in Kwara State. In a statement…
EFCC arrests Abuja-based house agent over N288m property fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested an Abuja-based house agent, Hajia Adama Adamu, over an alleged property fraud involving N288 million. The anti-graft agency disclosed this in…
Court sentences man to one year for naira abuse – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said that Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State, has convicted and sentenced Iziga Jude…
EFCC operatives restrict access to Malami’s Abuja residence
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday restricted access to the Abuja residence of former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami. The operatives were said…
EFCC officials mark properties linked to Malami in Abuja for forfeiture
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have marked properties in Abuja, the nation’s capital, linked to Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister…
EFCC arraigns ex-NRC MD Okhiria over ‘$385,000, N165m fraud’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Fidet Okhiria, a former managing director (MD) of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), over alleged fraud to the tune of…
N432bn probe: EFCC detains El-Rufai
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was detained at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja on Monday night after hours of interrogation over an…
EFCC: How banks, fintechs enabled N18.7bn fraud without due diligence
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused banks, fintech companies and microfinance institutions of enabling large-scale fraud by failing to carry out basic customer due diligence. Wilson…
EFCC hands Enugu N1.2bn recovered from Sujimoto over failed smart schools project
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over N1.23 billion recovered from Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited to the Enugu state government over an abandoned smart schools project.…
Alleged $9.7m Terrorism Financing: Court Grants Bauchi Finance Commissioner ₦100m Bail
Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court Abuja, has granted the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, and his co-defendants a ₦100 million bail each in the…
EFCC quizzes Benue officials over alleged N4.6bn fraud
Some principal officers of the Benue State Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, alongside consultants, are currently being detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an…
EFCC tenders more bank records in Yahaya Bello’s ‘N110.4bn fraud’ trial
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday tendered fresh bank records in the ongoing trial of Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state, before a federal high…
EFCC Not On A Witch-Hunt Of Malami, Opposition Politicians, Says Olukoyede
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its operations are not targeted at members of the opposition, but it is handling cases irrespective of political parties. EFCC…
‘My badge is my warrant,’ EFCC boss defends power to enforce arrest
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed that the agency arrested hundreds of suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys, within the…
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EFCC charges Austrian for failing to declare $800k, €651k at Lagos airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Okotie Eboh, Ikoyi, has arraigned an Austrian national, Kavlak Onal for allegedly failing to declare large sums of…
