Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 56 suspected internet fraudsters. In a statement issued on Friday, the commission said the suspects were arrested on Monday in a sting operation…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday discharged and acquitted former Head of Service (HoS) of the Federation, Stephen Oronsaye, of the N190 million fraud charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a…
A former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has told an Abuja High Court that she has not been in Nigeria since May 2015 because of cancer treatment. This was revealed in a writ of summons against the Economic and…
Social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, alias Mompha, has debunked reports that he was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) EFCC had told the court in Ikeja, Lagos State that it had rearrested Mompha who was arraigned on…
The Federal High Court in Kaduna has reserved judgment in the case of alleged fraud against a serving lawmaker from Katsina. The case involves Mansur Ali Mashi, the House of Representatives member representing Mashi Dutsi federal constituency. Mashi is being…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned banks and compliance officers to stop shielding customers complicit in financial malpractices. The commission issued the warning on Friday in Ilorin during a meeting with senior compliance staff from Kwara and…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Precious Ojo, aka Obago, a suspected internet fraudster. The 26-year-old was apprehended in Oghara, Delta State, following a petition received from an American citizen regarding his activities. EFCC Head of Media…
An FCT High Court, in Gwagwalada, Abuja on Wednesday sentenced a man, Abeyi Oghenenyerhovwo, to one year imprisonment for internet fraud. Oghenenyerhovwo was docked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for creating a fake user name which he…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) discloses terms and conditions on bail of the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Idris Ahmed and his co defendants. The bail was granted at the FCT High Court on Thursday. Justice Adeyemi…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the release of the former Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Ahmed Idris from its custody. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, the Head of Media and Public Affairs of the commission, told…
