Investigators of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 64 suspected internet fraudsters in Osun State. The suspected cybercriminals were arrested in Ede, Osun State on Wednesday. According to a statement by the anti-graft agency their arrest followed actionable intelligence on their suspicious fraudulent activities in their environs. […]
EFCC arrests 21 suspected fraudsters in Uyo
Twenty one suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, made this known in a statement on Friday. The anti-graft agency said the suspected cybercriminals were arrested at different locations within Akwa Ibom State. It said, five of […]
NANS accuses EFCC of illegal detention of poly students in Osun
The Osun axis of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Joint Campus Committee, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of illegally abducting some students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State. It was gathered that the EFCC operatives from the Ibadan Zonal office stormed Ede and arrested the students during a […]
Witnesses tender more documents, reveal more alleged secret dealings against Emefiele
Ex-Rep drags Wabote to EFCC over disbursement of funds for NCDMB projects in Bayelsa
A former member of the Federal House of Representative from Bayelsa State, Isreal Sunny-Goli, has filed a petition before the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, over the need for a thorough investigation into the controversies surrounding the payment of $35 million for projects in the state. The projects includes the Brass Fertilizer and Petrochemical […]
Kwara Govt, EFCC, DSS partner to tackle illegal mining
The Kwara State Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, Dr Afeez Abolore Alabi, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Department of State Services, DSS, to effectively collaborate on ways to curb the menace of illegal mining activities in the state. The commissioner made the call on Wednesday when he paid […]
Customs hands over confiscated fake US dollars, drones to EFCC, Army
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, handed over fake $1.2 million notes and five cryptocurrency machines to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The Command also handed over 148 pieces of Unmanned Area Vehicles also known as drones, 112 military hardwares and accessories, two […]
Of Yahaya Bello, EFCC and mob mentality, By Dotun Oladipo
Yahoo: EFCC arrests 29 internet fraudsters
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Command on Wednesday arrested 29 suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects were arrested at the Apo, Gwarimpa and Katampe axis of Abuja. The anti-graft agency in a statement said their arrest followed actionable intelligence about their suspected involvement in internet fraud. Items seized from the […]
Zamfara: EFCC arraigns ex-Sharia Court Registrar for allegedly forging late businessman’s signature
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a former Registrar of Zamfara State Upper Sharia Court 1, Gusau, Abubakar Garba Dandare, before Justice Bello Shinkafi of Zamfara State High Court in Gusau. The Commission docked Dandare on a two-count charge, accusing him of misappropriating the sum of N3.8 million belonging to a late […]