•IGP Kayode Egbetokun The Nigeria Police Force has arrested two high-profile suspects for their alleged roles in a series of cyber and financial crimes, including a $210,000 investment scam and a ₦452 million charity fraud scheme. Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement today. He said the INTERPOL Natio...
The Federal High Court in Abuja today, gave the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the go-ahead to arrest and detain six promoters of Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) over alleged investment fraud to the tune of over one billion dollars. Justice Emeka Nwite, who gave the order after the EFCC’s lawyer, Fadila Yusuf, moved an […...
•Jude Okoye (R) Jude Okoye, the former manager and elder brother of defunct music duo P-Square, has regained his freedom after over two months of incarceration at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre. His release follows a series of legal battles with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which accused him of theft, criminal conversion...
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested one Olawole Sunday, a suspected fraudster who specialises in buying bank account details from individuals to defraud unsuspecting members of the public. Sunday’s modus operandi involved encouraging young people to open multiple bank a...
•Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State Jigawa State governor, Malam Umar Namadi has discovered fraud in the N4.8 billion state’s programme Ramadan feedings in the state. The governor made the discovery during an unexpected visit to some cooking and distribution centers in Dundubu, Karniya, Limawa and Kachi wards in Dutse municipal local governm...
•Former Governor Udom Emmanuel Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, for alleged N700 billion Fraud. Emmanuel was arrested after he honoured an invitation of the EFCC today to answer allegations of money laundering and diversion of funds preferred ag...
•Former Abia State governor, Theodore Orji The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today arraigned a former Governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji, and four others, at the Abia State High Court for allegedly misappropriating about ₦47 billion. Apart from the former governor, the other four defendants are his son, Engineer Chinedum O...
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, and the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, at separate events yesterday, weighed in on autonomy for local government areas (LGAs), issuing warnings to state governors and council chairs. Fagbemi condemned the conti...
The United States Department of Justice has disclosed that a Nigerian, Edwin Okoronkwo, who was sentenced to 75 months imprisonment for defrauding some Americans, will be deported after completing his jail term. Okoronkwo was said to have connived with his wife, Julie Okoronkwo, who was also sentenced to 25 months imprisonment for her role in ...
•Police The Police Special Fraud Unit has arrested eight students, four members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), and two others over alleged fraud. The suspects between ages 18 and 28, were arrested on January 15 at Saapade in Ogun State, a statement by Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Johnson Eyitayo, said yesterday. [&he...
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