EFCC
In its quest to enforce integrity and rid its fold of fraudulent elements, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, dismissed twenty seven (27) officers from its workforce in 2024. The officers were dismissed for various offences bordering on fraudulent activities and misconduct. Their dismissal, following the recommendation of the Staff Disciplinary Committee of the […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Ibadan Zonal Directorate has arrested 23 suspected internet fraudsters in the Akobo area of Ibadan, Oyo State. The arrests followed credible intelligence linking the suspects to fraudulent online activities. In a statement released on the commission’s “X”, formerly Twitter page, it was revealed that the operation led to […]
The 10th Prosecution Witness, (PW10), Stephen Salau Gana, in the trial of former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele has disclosed before Justice Hamza Mu’azu of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) High Court Maitama, Abuja, that the company, April 16 16 Investment Limited, belonging to Sa’adatu Ramalan Yero, a staff of the […]
Determined to break the criminal networks and damage associated with internet fraud across the country, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 unveiled a 24-hour Cybercrime Rapid Response Desk. The unveiling, which was done at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja by Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, First Lady, Federal […]
A prosecution counsel in the ongoing trial of the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday, October 17, 2024, prayed Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court Maitama, Abuja, to allow two of his witnesses, I.E Obiora and Aisha Ahmed, currently in the United States of […]
Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT in Maitama, Abuja on October 3, 2024, has issued a public summon against former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello following his absence in a fresh arraignment on 16-count charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Bello, Shuabu Oricha and […]
The details of the 15 charges brought by the EFCC against former governor Darius Ishaku were presented in a federal high court in Abuja on Thursday. In counts one and two, it is alleged that Ishaku and a former Permanent Secretary of the Taraba State Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Bello Yero […]
The Nigeria House of Representatives has passed a resolution to investigate the bribery allegations levelled against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) by social media influencer, Martins Otse “VeryDarkMan”. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by the member representing Ikot Ekpene/Essien Udim/Obot […]
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has ordered immediate investigation of alleged bribery allegations imputed to some officers of the Commission by Idris Okuneye (a.ka.Bobrisky) in a viral video circulating across the country. Okuneye, an ex-convict had alleged in the video powered by Martins Vincent Otse (a.k.a […]
The Kogi State Assembly calls for the removal of the EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, alleging that there was an attempt on the life of Yahaya Bello. During a plenary session, the lawmakers expressed their strong disapproval of the EFCC’s “unjustified assault” on the Kogi State Government Lodge, characterizing it as an affront to Governor […]
