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Jun 9
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“The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, arraigned four persons before Justice A.O Onovo at State High Court, Enugu on a five count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing by conversion, contrary to Sections 495 (a) and 342, 343 of the Criminal Code...
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04:09 PM
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The FCT High Court in Gwagwalada on Thursday ordered a student, Istifanus Irmiya, to clean the premises of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for two weeks for internet fraud. Irmiya was docked by the EFCC on a two-count charge, boarding on cheating and personation. He pleaded guilty to the charges and...
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02:14 PM
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has extended the order restraining the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, and Department of State Services, DSS, from detaining Senator Abdulaziz Yari. Justice Donatus Okorowo extended the order on Thur...
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12:44 PM
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Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested identical twins, Takwan Potential and Takwan Peter, and 26 others for alleged internet fraud in Calabar, Cross River State. The suspects were arrested on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, following credible intelligence linkin...
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12:24 PM
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A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court in Gwagwalada, Abuja, on Thursday urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to educate a man, Ndubisi Success, convicted for internet fraud on merits and demerits of fraud. Success was docked by the anti-graft agency for creating an Instagram account for the ...
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08:45 AM
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Stock photo When General Olusegun Obasanjo became president in 1999, he was under pressure from the international community to tackle corruption frontally. Obasanjo himself described corruption in Nigeria as cancerous, saying it required surgical operations. He established an anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Fi...
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Jun 7, 2023
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It further claimed that cases scheduled for court hearing for that day were aborted, while many suspects who had been invited for questioning were left unattended. Also, suspects in detention were left without care. The ugly development impinged on the human rights of the inmates. This can equally affect the nation’s...
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Jun 6, 2023
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned two bankers, Freeman Austin Jacob and Umar Abdullahi, along with two others, Ahmed Bashir and Abdulhakim Musa (aka Gandu), before Justice Simon Akpah Amobeda of the Federal High Court in Kano. They face a three-count charges of conspiracy and stealing. A...
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Jun 6, 2023
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Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, has warned those sending him private messages in the N5 billion suit filed by the EFCC against Sen. Stella Oduah and others to desist from intruding into his privacy. Justice Ekwo gave the warning on Monday during the hearing of the matter. The judge made this known a...
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Jun 5, 2023
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In dismissing the charge, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the Commission failed to establish the charges against the defendants. However, EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren in a statement said the the trial judge erred by overlooking the evidence of the 21 witnesses called by the prosecution in the course of the tria...
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Jun 5, 2023
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Abdulazizi Yari By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJA The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday, issued an interim order, restraining key anti-graft agencies in the country from arresting the former governor of Zamfara State, Senator Abdulaziz Yari. Specifically, Justice Donatus Okorowo barred the Economic and Fin...
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Jun 5, 2023
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A fast-rising Abuja-based, talented singer, songwriter and producer, Ukwueze Stanley Ebuka, populrly known as Sean Bukah, has given a boost to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s campaign against cybercrime, commonly called ‘Yahoo-Yahoo’ in Nigeria. Head, cybercrime section, EFCC, Enugu zonal office, I...
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Jun 4, 2023
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sought the withdrawal of its amended charge against the Kano Central senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdulsalam Abdulkareem Zaura, before a Federal High Court sitting in Kano. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sou...
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Jun 4, 2023
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According to report, the incident happened in the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano with the Governor, his deputy, and the acting Chief Judge all present at the platform. The podium’s collapse was caused by some young people who were seen climbing the podium’s roof. On Monday, the President-elect, Bola Tinubu and Kashim ...
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Jun 4, 2023
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The court also restrained the EFCC from “interfering with their personal liberty or investigating or interrogating them over the disbursement or utilization of funds appropriated by the House of Assembly of Zamfara State; on the basis of the same facts or similar facts as stated in the suit; except through the House ...
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