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I regret impersonating EFCC, Nigerian Army personnel, suspect says

4 months ago1505 min

A 30-year-old suspect, Oluwatobi Salami, who was among the two paraded by the Ogun State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, on Tuesday, for vandalism and impersonation, has expressed his regrets over his actions. Parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Abeokuta on Tuesday, the corps’ commandant, David Ojelabi, said Salami was arrested by members of the Sagamu community around the OGD International Market, on Saturday, and was later handed over to...

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EFCC nabs nine suspected Internet fraudsters in Abuja

5 months ago943 min

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has apprehended nine individuals suspected of engaging in Internet fraud in Abuja. This development was announced by the EFCC via its official X.com handle on Tuesday. According to the commission, the arrests occurred on Monday in the Wuye area of Abuja, following credible intelligence reports suggesting the suspects’ involvement in fraudulent activities. The EFCC statement read, “Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abuja Zonal Directorate, have arrested...

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EFCC arrests nine for internet fraud in Abuja

5 months ago1172 min

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has apprehended nine individuals suspected of involvement in internet fraud. They were arrested on Monday in the Wuye area of Abuja, following an intelligence-led operation by the Commission’s Abuja Zonal Directorate. An EFCC statement posted on Tuesday via X said, “Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Directorate, have arrested nine suspected internet fraudsters. “They were arrested on Monday, 29 July 2024, at Wuye axis...

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Court jails Akwa Ibom man for spraying naira notes

5 months ago813 min

The Akwa Ibom Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction and sentencing of one Etiusen Stephen for spraying naira notes before Justice M.A.Oyetenu of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. This was disclosed in a statement posted on X.com on Wednesday. Stephen was arraigned on July 19, 2024, on a two-count charge of naira abuse, which violates Section 21 of the Central Bank of Nigeria...

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EFCC arrests Kano banker, three others for mutilating naira notes

5 months ago884 min

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested a banker, Kamaluddeen Lawal, and three businessmen for recycling and manipulating the contents of the naira notes. Lawal was arrested alongside Ismail Ilu, Lamido Bala and Abba Mohammed at Unity Road, Kantin Kwari Market in Kano State. A statement on Tuesday by the EFCC’s Head, Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said the suspects were arrested following an intelligence on their activities. He said, “Operatives of...

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Civil Societies Warn EFCC Not To Compromise Ex-Govs Ganduje, Matawalle’s Corruption Cases

5 months ago866 min

Some civil societies under the Committee Against Oppression and Persecution (COMAP) have faulted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the absentia arraignment of the immediate past Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. They called on President Bola Tinubu to take the anti-corruption war with more precision in the country. The Kano State Government had arraigned Ganduje, his wife, Hafsat, son, Umar and six others for alleged $413,000 and N1.38billion bribery. The...

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Some Nigerian Pastors, Imams Live Off Their Churches, Mosques; They’re More Corrupt Than Public Officers –EFCC

5 months ago9012 min

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, says the agency recently recovered “many millions from a religious organisation.” Olukoyede, who spoke at a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) leadership conference in Lagos on Friday, disclosed that some religious organisations are more corrupt than public offices. Speaking about integrity, the EFCC boss said, “Upon my appointment, I reflected on my role as Chief of Staff and Secretary to the...

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BREAKING: Anti-Graft Agency EFCC Declares Kogi Ex-Governor, Yahaya Bello Wanted For N80billion Fraud

8 months ago1197 min

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, wanted for offences relating to economic and financial crimes to the tune of N80.2billion. The EFCC on Thursday said in a bulletin that “anybody with information as to his whereabout should report immediately to the Commission or the nearest police station.” The Federal High Court in Abuja had adjourned the case against Yahaya Bello, to...

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Alleged N80.2Bn Fraud: How Kogi Governor Ododo Breached Security Cordon Around Yahaya Bello’s Abuja House To Whisk Suspect Away –EFCC

8 months ago1076 min

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it will on Thursday, April 18, 2024 arraign a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello before a Federal High Court in Abuja. According to the anti-corruption agency, Bello will be arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite alongside three other suspects, Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu. It, however, lamented that Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State breached the security cordon and took...

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Gunshots Fired As Kogi Gov Ododo With Help Of Police Escorts Smuggles Yahaya Bello Out Of Abuja Residence Surrounded By Agents Of Anti-Corruption Agency, EFCC

8 months ago1208 min

There were gunshots at the Abuja residence of former Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello as current state governor, Usman Ododo reportedly smuggled the former out of the premises which were laid siege to by the personnel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). A security source told SaharaReporters on Wednesday evening that “Ododo, aka Married Woman, escaped with Yahaya Bello,” adding that there was a “serious gun battle in Benghazi Street, Wuse Zone 4...

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