Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arrested former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, over alleged ₦189 billion fraud. A source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Tambuwal, who served as governor from 2015 to 2023 and is now a serving senator, was taken into custody at the EFCC’s…
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is under fire after a midnight raid on the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta led to the arrest of 93 people and sparked accusations of rights violations. OOPL Managing Director Vitalis Ortese condemned the incident in a statement on Sunday, likening the EFCC operatives’ actions to…
President of the Creative Industry Group, Felix Duke, has accused operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of alleged invasion of his hotel — Duke and Duchess Hotel in Abule Egba, Lagos State. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, Duke said the incident, which occurred on Aug. 1, disrupted…
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 11 individuals for alleged involvement in illegal mining operations without the required licences. This was disclosed in a statement by the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Monday in Abuja. According to the Commission, the suspects were arrested on Thursday…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 25 suspected internet fraudsters during a sting operation near Bayero University in Kano State. According to a statement released in Abuja on Wednesday by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, the arrests took place on Monday opposite the university’s New Site. “The operation was based on actionable intelligence…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday re-arraigned five family members at an Ikeja Special Offences Court for allegedly stealing N242.4 million. The accused are Chisom Obiakor, Daniel Obiakor, Anthony Obiakor, Precious Nwokemodo and Ifeanyi Nwokemodo, brought before Justice Mojisola Dada. The case began afresh before Justice Rahman Oshodi but was later transferred to…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede has tasked the 10th National Assembly on transparency and fiscal integrity. Olukoyede gave the charge on Tuesday at the ongoing National Conference on Public Accounts and Fiscal Governance, organised by the Senate and House of Representatives Public Accounts Committees. The News…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigation into the case of one Ahmad Salisu, arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over an alleged concealment of foreign currency at Kano port of entry. EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Oyewale said Salisu was intercepted by…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned Abel Sokari and Nkeiruka Chukwuma, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court for allegedly attempting to fraudulently obtain €49 million from First Bank of Nigeria (FBN). Sokari and Chukwuma were arraigned alongside a company, Zakah Global Investment Ltd., on a six-count charge bordering on attempted fraud,…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, granted the application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to freeze the United Bank for Africa (UBA) account of Cyriacus Njoku, a Nigerian, based in Germany, , over alleged criminal breach of trust. Justice Ekerete Akpan granted the request after EFCC’s lawyer, G.I. Ndeh, moved…
