Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Archives

Kano anti-corruption commission rejects calls for scrapping of EFCC

NewsDeskNgOct 10, 2024October 10, 20240

The Kano Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has rejected a series of calls for the scrapping of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing the calls as “unpatriotic and short-sighted.” Speaking on International Ombuds Day 2024, organized by the Kano Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission with the theme “Here...

Supreme Court to hear suit challenging EFCC’s Establishment Act Oct 22

NewsDeskNgOct 8, 2024October 8, 20240

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, fixed October 22 for the hearing of a suit filed by no fewer than 16 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two others. A seven-man panel of justices, led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, fixed...

Man arrested for impersonating EFCC, Army, one other for vandalism in Ogun

NewsDeskNgAug 13, 2024August 13, 20240

The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested 30-years Oluwatobi Salami for impersonating officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission as well as an officer of the Nigerian Army. The suspect was paraded alongside 20-years Idris Zakari who was arrested for vandalising...

NEFGAD asks outgoing BPP boss Mamman Ahmadu to comply with Tinubu’s directive

NewsDeskNgJun 19, 2024June 19, 20240

The Network for the Actualisation of Social Growth and Viable Development (NEFGAD), a leading public procurement advocacy group, has urged the outgoing Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Mamman Ahmadu, to comply with President Bola Tinubu’s directive to hand over to the agency’s most...

N80bn fraud: Shame us – EFCC accuses ministers, colleagues, others of shielding Yahaya Bello

NewsDeskNgJun 13, 2024June 13, 20240

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday alleged that some powerful Nigerian politicians are shielding the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, who was accused of N80.2bn fraud. Recall that the anti-graft agency had declared Yahaya Bello wanted following his inability to honor its invitation. He was...

Kogi gov, Ododo used immunity to protect Yahaya Bello from EFCC arrest – Oshiomhole

NewsDeskNgApr 29, 2024April 29, 20240

Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole has accused Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State of using his immunity to cover his predecessor, Yahaya Bello. He said Ododo wrongly used his immunity by prevent the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from arresting Bello. EFCC had accused Bello of money laundering and...

American International School writes EFCC, to refund $760,000 paid for Yahaya Bello children’s fees

NewsDeskNgApr 26, 2024April 26, 20240

The American International School of Abuja, AISA, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to provide “authentic banking details” for the refund of fees paid for the children of the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. Bello allegedly paid $720,000 in advance as fees for five of...

EFCC imposter arrested in Kwara over N500,000 fraud

NewsDeskNgApr 4, 2024April 4, 20240

An imposter, Akogun Rasheed Usman, alleged to have been posing as an officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been arrested. The alleged fraudster, according to the Ilorin Zonal Command of EFCC, has been defrauding victims on the pretext that he could help them procure a soft...

EFCC arrests Nigerian musician who defrauded Briton, American

NewsDeskNgOct 17, 2023October 17, 20230

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested singer Aniji Shedrack Chidubem, aka Sanij-D, on Monday for allegedly defrauding a Briton, Susan Mclean, of the sum of £9,300. The Lagos-based artiste was alleged to have also defrauded an American, Diana Rosado Gonzalax, of $2,000. Sanij-D was arrested in the Kuje...

Buhari stopped my request for EFCC to investigate fraud allegations against me – Osinbajo

NewsDeskNgDec 24, 2022December 24, 20220

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has revealed President Muhammadu Buhari stopped him from requesting that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigate fraud allegations against him. The house of representatives ad hoc committee on emergency and disaster preparedness in 2018 indicted the governing board of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)....