In a stunning turn of events, a fierce late-night gun battle erupted Wednesday between operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and security details of both former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello and his successor, Usman Ododo. The dramatic confrontation that occurred at the Kogi State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja on Wednesday night lasted hours….
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has quizzed the Ogun State Accountant General, Tunde Aregbesola over alleged diversion of N10.8 billion meant for the 20 council areas in the state. SaharaReporters gathered that four other government officials were equally quizzed on Wednesday. The former chairman of Ijebu East Local Government, Mr Wale Adedayo,…
A footage has surfaced showing some operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) allegedly assaulting guests and staff at the Annex and Regional hotels in Isashi, Lagos. A Closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage captured the moment when the operatives forcibly entered a hotel room and physically assaulted a woman, who was wearing…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has ordered the arrest of two officers of the Commission accused of manhandling a female staff of a hotel in Lagos. In a viral video, operatives of the anti-graft agency were seen in plain clothes forcefully entering one of the rooms of the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two former staff of Union Bank in Makurdi over the alleged stealing of N4,199,500 belonging to a deceased customer of the bank. Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According to him, the suspects, Idah Ogoh and Agbo Okwute were arrested…
Again, scores of Anti-Corruption Civil Society Organisations have kicked against what they described as the perceived use of the platform of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission by politicians to fight their political battles. They said this during an emergency Press conference on Friday, in reaction to a joint press conference by “a…
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ola Olukoyede, has lamented the unhealthy support which fraudsters receive from the banking sector in Nigeria. Olukoyede made this known on Saturday, in a statement signed by Head, Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, calling on compliance officers…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and celebrity barman, Cubana Chief Priest, have agreed to settle out of court regarding the naira abuse case slammed against the socialite. Recall the EFCC had dragged Cubana Chief Priest to court over allegations of naira abuse but the socialite was granted a ₦10 million bail after he…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika. The former minister was arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation related to money laundering to the tune of N8,069,176,864.00. Sirika is being grilled about alleged fraudulent contracts he authorised for a company called Engirios Nigeria Limited, which is owned…
. Say ‘rush to arrest ex-Kogi Gov despite pending Appeal Court hearing suggests political persecution’ . Warn against ‘breaking a law to enforce another’ Anti-Corruption Civil Society Organisations have advised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission not to desecrate the courts in the course of carrying out its constitutional role of fighting corruption….
