The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it has been contacted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to arrest DCP Abba Kyari, over his connection with a serial internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi. A top source in the EFCC who spoke with SaharaReporters however said no arrest can be made by the agency since Kyari…
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has warned Nigerians against investing in fraudulent investment schemes that promised high returns with little risk. In a statement on Monday by its Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, the commission asked Nigerians to stop investing in Ponzi schemes, forex trading, and most recently, Bitcoin trading. The EFCC expressed…
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has detained Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, for attempting to bribe the Chairman of the commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, SaharaReporters learnt. Sources that spoke with the news platform on Friday noted that former Governor Akwa Ibom and five others were detained for two hours last Monday by an…
EFCC Has Arrested 34 Yahoo Boys In Ibadan And Lagos. TrueTells Nigeria reports that the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, ( EFCC) Ibadan zonal office on Friday arrested 34 suspected Yahoo Boys in Ibadan and Lagos. Breaking: FG To Sentence Nigerians Without NIN To 14 Years Imprison In a statement made…
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has presented two witnesses in the trial of an oil marketer and pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Ayodeji Oluokun. TrueTells Nigeria reports that Oluokun was arraigned before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo on two counts bordering on the issuance of dud cheques to the tune of $1.6m. According to…
A syndicate of 13 cybercrime suspects were on Thursday March 11, arrested by operatives of the Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Truetells Nigeria Reports that Five of the suspects were picked up at an N8m a year apartment in Gilmore Estate, Jahi, while the other eight were arrested at Katampe Extension, all…
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission probe of All Progressives Congress Chieftain, Bola Tinubu has taken a different turn as the anti-graft agency has asked for copies of the former Governor of Lagos state asset declaration form from the Code of Conduct Bureau. The Peoples Gazette had first reported that the investigation into Tinubu began last year…
Abdulrasheed Bawa Biography, Abdulrasheed Bawa Profile, Abdulrasheed Bawa Past Posts And Everything To Know About New EFCC Boss. Trutells Nigeria had reported earlier that President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Nigerian Senate to confirm Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigeria’s antigraft agency. This…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has marked properties belonging to a former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu. According to a statement by spokesperson for the agency, Wilson Uwujaren, the marking of the properties followed the December 5, 2019 order of Justice Muhammed Idris sitting at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos….
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has set up a special panel charged with investigating the $44.9 million wire fraud and money laundering case against Air Peace Chief Executive, Allen Onyema. A source in the antigraft agency who spoke with The Nation, said the EFCC probe is to amongst other things, determine if Onyema is fronting…
