Tag: EFCC
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Court Orders Final Forfeiture of N8.94bn Assets, 11 Luxury Cars Linked to Achimugu
By Opeyemi Adelakun A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, has ordered the final forfeiture of assets valued at about N8.94 billion and linked to businesswoman and founder of Oceangate Engineering Oil and Gas Limited, Aisha Achimugu. Justice Jude Onwugbuzie granted the order on Thursday after upholding an application filed by the…
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EFCC Arraigns Miyetti Allah President Over Alleged Terrorism Financing, $2.63m Money Laundering
By Opeyemi Adelakun The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, arraigned the National President of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja over allegations of terrorism financing and money laundering to a tune of $2.63 million. Bodejo was arraigned before Justice Inyang Ekwo by the…
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EFCC Drags Ex-Warri, Port Harcourt Refinery MDs to Court Over Alleged $989,630, N1.42bn Money Laundering
By Opeyemi Adelakun The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign two former managing directors of the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) and the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) over separate allegations of money laundering involving more than $989,630 and N1.42 billion. The cases, filed before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the…
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No Evidence Emefiele Benefited From Alleged $6.23m CBN Fraud – EFCC Witness
By Paul Joseph A prosecution witness in the trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele, has told the Federal Capital Territory High Court that investigators found no evidence linking him to any personal benefit from the alleged theft of $6.23 million from the apex bank. The witness, Commissioner of Police Okpoziakpo Eloho,…
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EFCC Recovers ₦38.66bn in Refinery Rehabilitation Probe
By Opeyemi Adelakun The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered cash and assets valued at about ₦38.66 billion in an ongoing investigation into the alleged diversion of funds earmarked for the rehabilitation of Nigeria’s state-owned refineries. The anti-graft agency is probing the utilisation of approximately $2.79 billion released between 2021 and 2023 for…
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EFCC Files Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing Charges Against Miyetti Allah President
By Paul Joseph The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has instituted criminal proceedings against the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, over allegations of money laundering and terrorism financing involving about $2.53 million. According to court documents filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on June 22, 2026, the anti-corruption agency…
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EFCC Arraigns Man Over Alleged N13.6 Million Land Fraud in Maiduguri
By Paul Joseph The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Gambo Mohammed before the Borno State High Court over alleged fraud and money laundering involving N13.65 million. Mohammed was brought before Justice Babagana Shettima of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri on Wednesday, June 24,…
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Ekiti Decide: EFCC, Immigration, Amotekun Deploy to Oyebanji’s Polling Unit
By Opeyemi Adelakun Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Nigeria Immigration Service and the Amotekun Corps were deployed to the polling unit of Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, as voting commenced in the state’s local government elections. The security personnel arrived at the polling centre on Saturday morning and immediately took…
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EFCC To Probe VDM, Deji Adeyanju Over Alleged Terror Financing
By Gloria Drealomalicha The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been urged to investigate activist-lawyer Deji Adeyanju and social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, over allegations relating to terror financing, questionable funding sources and other potential national security concerns. The call for an investigation follows a petition submitted to the…
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EFCC Arrests Nigerian-American Over Alleged $320,000 Scam
By Paul Joseph Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a Nigerian-American citizen, Adegoke Oluwatobi Adams, over an alleged luxury vehicle importation scam involving more than $320,000 (approximately ₦436 million). The anti-graft agency disclosed that Adams is under investigation for alleged criminal breach of trust and…
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EFCC Probe Enugu Prophet Over Alleged N70.3m Fraud
By Paul Joseph Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have launched an investigation into a self-acclaimed cleric, Godwin Sunday Ajuluchukwucheya, popularly known as Prophet Sunday Koboko, over allegations that he defrauded members of his ministry of more than N70.3 million through false spiritual and investment schemes. According…
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EFCC Arrests AVSEC Inspector, Two Others for Alleged Cash and Gold Smuggling in Kano
By Paul Joseph The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested an Aviation Security (AVSEC) Inspector and two other suspects over alleged involvement in the smuggling of bulk cash and unprocessed gold through the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. The suspects, identified as Ali Baffa, an Inspector 1 with…
