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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has confirmed ongoing surveillance on the MMM investment scheme. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, gave this indication in an interview with Daily Post on the sidelines of a training programme in Port Harcourt. Uwujaren, however, said the House of Representatives cannot direct the EFCC ...

A woman by the name of Chika Amsy Charles has been sentenced to 90 years in Prison by a federal high court in Enugu for N5.6 million fraud.Chika perpetrated the fraud along with two others who are currently at large. Charles was dragged before Justice D.V Agishir by the EFCC. ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed that the former Special Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Media, Reuben Abati was on Monday, October 24 arrested by the commission. According to a statement from the commission, he is presently telling operatives of the Commission his role in ...

Africa and Nigeria’s richest man Aliko Dangote and his half-brother, Sayyu Dantata including allies and relatives have been named among those who use secret shell companies domiciled in controversial tax havens in their business transactions. According to Premium Times who has access to the document, Aliko Dangote, alongside his half ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has fixed a date to arrest former President Goodluck Jonathan. A source within the agency told Reportsafrique.com on April 4 that the ex-president may be arrested before May 29. The source hinged the revelation on the level of investigations carried out on Jonathan-led ...

A man has been declared a fugitive by the EFCC after he withdrew money he found inside his bank account. The money was mistakenly deposited and the man, quickly took the money and flew. See press statement from EFCC below The public is hereby notified that Jerry Ogbonna Obike Phillip, ...

PDP Rivers state chapter has petitioned EFCC over claims that the immediate past governor of the state, Rotimi Amechi engaged in corrupt practices while he served as governor. The deputy chairman of the party who made this known to newsmen in Port Harcourt yesterday August 11th, called on President Buhari ...

Find the EFCC press statement below… The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 24, 2015 arraigned Justice Unuafe and his son, Omorigho Unuafe, before Justice Lambo Akanbi of the Federal High Court Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on a 4-count charge bordering on obstruction, possession of fraudulent documents and ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has denied reports that they froze the accounts of Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka.� � There were media reports yesterday that Fr Mbaka had claimed during his sermon on Wednesday March 25th that the EFCC had frozen his bank accounts and that he was ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested three suspected internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State – Okpekereke Timothy, Stanley Odjighere, and Teminor Karo. The trio are part of a syndicate arrested over allegations of conspiracy, internet scam and stealing from one of the new generation banks to ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, September 26, 2014 arraigned Dandeson Ebosele Ibhonitie, 26, a.k.a Dandy James, Connor Mead and Barrister Louis Harpoch and Ohiwerei Charity, 31,� before Justice E. F. Ikponmwen of Edo State High Court, Benin-City on a 3- count charge bordering on conspiracy and ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday September 24th arraigned six fishermen�Adekunle Oshingbosi; Momodu Ibrahim; Idowu Tuesday; Togbosi Christian; Benjamin Eyinle; Anthony Medoho, �and their company, Oshine Resources Ventures Limited before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos for allegedly fishing in unauthorized waters. According to the EFCC, the ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday said it arrested two suspected fraudsters who allegedly defrauded a foreign investor of $7.99 million through a non-existent oil deal. Spokesman for the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, who gave the identities of the suspects as Victor Uwadiale and Captain Nnaji Everest, said they ...

General Muhammadu Buhari has distanced himself from one �Mohammed Buhari” arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for scamming a woman, Mrs Florence Nwokocha, of N20 million in a ponzi scheme. �A statement issued by the General through Com Jasper Azuatalam, Chairman of the “Buhari Vanguard” stated that the ...

� Economic and Financial Crimes Commission� has arrested a popular Abuja socialite who is also a top official of the Nigerian Prisons Service, Dr (Mrs) Imaobong Akon Esu-Nte.� Saharareporters report that the suspect, a Grade Level 14 Officer with the Federal Ministry of Finance seconded to the Nigerian Prison Service ...

    An ex-student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Mr. Ambrose Ezeanwani, who exposed a racket in the students’ bursary scheme in Delta state was handed over to men from the Delta State Government�yesterday afternoon after days of illegal detention in Lagos. Police officers in Sabo Station handed him ...

Laide Bakare’s hubby, Muttairu Babatunde Orilowo, has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with a case of criminal conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretences and stealing. In a notice to the public, the EFCC noted: The public is hereby notified that Alhaji Muttairu ...

The princely amount of N46 million in the dormant bank account of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, was simply irresistible for the young female banker.So the suspect, Amina Magaji, was prepared to risk everything to reactivate the account and convert part of the balance there in to her ...

According to a report by Sahara Reporters, the Special Enforcement Unit of Federal Inland Revenue Service has arrested billionaire businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim, over a tax fraud that runs into N6.8b. Sources within the unit told Saharareporters that Mr. Ibrahim was picked up today and is currently under detention at the ...

Desperate to halt a probe into his finances, Nigerian governor James Ibori tried to bribe former anti-corruption boss Nuhu Ribadu in 2007 with $15 million in cash in a bag so heavy one man alone could not lift it, Ribadu told a London court on Thursday. Ribadu said he pretended ...