Tag: EFCC
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EFCC Arrests Cameroonian Suspect Over Alleged N1.5bn Bank Fraud in Lagos
By Paul Joseph Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a Cameroonian businessman, Bekono Marc Eric, over an alleged N1.5 billion bank fraud in Lagos. The suspect, 47, was apprehended on Thursday, April 23, 2026, by officers from the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the commission in the Ikorodu area, following…
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EFCC Arrests Alleged Fake Lawyer After Forged NBA Seal in Lagos
By Paul Joseph Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ikoyi, have launched an investigation into a suspected fake lawyer, John Anoruo, over allegations of possession and use of a forged Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) seal. Anoruo, who reportedly runs a legal and educational consultancy in the…
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EFCC Trains Lawyers to Strengthen Prosecution of Financial Crimes
By Paul Joseph The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched a capacity-building programme aimed at improving the prosecution of financial crimes in Nigeria. The initiative was announced by EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede during the opening of a three-day training for the Commission’s legal officers in Lagos on Tuesday. The training, held at the…
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Pastor’s Hotel, School, Event Center, Other Assets, Seized as EFCC Links Him to N1.3bn “Grant” Scam
By Editor Drealomalicha Emmanuella The Federal High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has ordered the final forfeiture of several properties linked to Theophilus Ebonyi, General Overseer of Faith On The Rock Ministry International, after they were deemed to be proceeds of crime. Delivering judgment, Justice M.O. Olajuwon directed that the assets — located in communities…
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EFCC Arrests Suspected Fake Football Agent Over Alleged N11m Fraud
By Paul Joseph Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Benin Zonal Directorate, have arrested a suspected fraudster, Osagie Destiny Etinosa, over an alleged N11 million scam. According to the commission, the suspect was apprehended through intelligence gathering after he allegedly posed as a football agent on Instagram, operating under the handle officialking_etto,…
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EFCC Busts ‘Yahoo Academy’ in Abuja, Arrests 31 Suspects
By Paul Joseph Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 31 suspected internet fraudsters during a raid on a cybercrime training centre, popularly described as a “Yahoo academy,” in Karu, Abuja. The suspects were apprehended on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at the facility located in Becki Estate, within the Federal Capital…
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EFCC Busts ‘Yahoo Academy’ in Abuja, Arrests 31 Suspects
By Paul Joseph Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 31 suspected internet fraudsters during a raid on a cybercrime training centre, popularly described as a “Yahoo academy,” in Karu, Abuja. The suspects were apprehended on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at the facility located in Becki Estate, within the Federal Capital…
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EFCC Arraigns Abuja Couple Over Alleged ₦740 Million Investment Scam
By George Omagbemi Sylvester The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned an Abuja-based couple before the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged ₦740 million investment fraud, intensifying Nigeria’s ongoing crackdown on financial crimes. The defendants (Osabohein Alex Ologbose and his wife, Hope Onome Oghelemu) were docked alongside their companies, Onome Global…
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EFCC arrests Kannywood star Samha Inuwa over alleged naira abuse
By Ashiru Taofeek Adewale The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, arrested a Kannywood Star, Samha Inuwa, over alleged Naira mutilation. Naija News reports that Inuwa was arrested following a viral video circulated on social media platforms where she was seen conspicuously cleaning mucus from…
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EFCC Recovers ₦1.28 Billion from Sujimoto Company for Enugu State Government
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered ₦1.28 billion from Sujimoto Luxury Construction Ltd. following investigations into the alleged diversion of funds meant for the construction of Smart Green Schools across the state. The recovered funds, which form part of payments made to the company for projects reportedly abandoned or substantially unexecuted, were…