Tag Archives: EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday November 6, 2024 arrested two men in Abuja over suspected cases of money laundering and internet-related crimes. The suspects, Joshua Ndu and Michael Uchenna were arrested at Al-Gamji Estate in Guzape axis of the FCT, following intelligence linking them to the criminal activities. Items recovered from Ndu are: Mercedes Benz E350 2019 model, Range Rover 2016 model, an Apple laptop, iPhone 15 …

The outgoing Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, says he is not afraid to appear  before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission if he is invited to give account of his financial management of the state.   Obaseki stated this while speaking at the EdoBEST National Results-Sharing Session in Abuja on Wednesday, November 6. He said he had nothing to …

Former Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, remains in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) custody in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, marking his second night detained by the anti-corruption agency. Okowa, who served as the running mate to the People’s Democratic Party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 election, is under investigation over alleged misappropriation of N1.3 trillion in …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Edo State Accountant General, Mr. Julius .O. Anelu, and four other officials said to be signatories to the state government accounts.   According to Daily Trust, the five state government officials reportedly arrested on Thursday, October 31, 2024, were being held at the Benin office of the agency.   This …

Nigerian businessman, Isaac Fayose has expressed his intention to advocate for popular crossdresser Bobrisky following their recent encounter at the airport, where Bobrisky was reportedly removed from a KLM flight and later detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).    Fayose, brother to former Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose, announced he would personally write a letter to the …

Bobrisky was taken off an Amsterdam bound KLM flight by immigration officers and arrested very late last night October 31 on his way out of the country.    The cross dresser took to his IG page to raise an alarm over his arrest and also said he’d gotten badly injured durng his scuffle with Immigration officers. He claims the EFCC …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, is still under investigation of the anti-graft agency though a preliminary report has been submitted to President Bola Tinubu.    President Tinubu suspended Edu in January 2024, following a national outcry over an alleged N585 million scandal.   EFCC chairman, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed …

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the alleged threat to arrest, detain, and prosecute him after his tenure as governor.   Mr Sanwo-Olu, through his lawyer, Darlington Ozurumba, filed the fundamental right enforcement suit before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of a Federal High Court in Abuja.   When the matter was called for …

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has revealed why anti-graft agency, the EFCC has not been able to arrest the embattled past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.   In April, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, declared Bello, wanted for alleged financial crime to the tune of N80.2 billion. The anti-graft …

Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 33 suspected internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.  The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement released today, October 2.  The suspects were arrested in their hideouts around  Iwofe and Ogboro axes of Port Harcourt in a sting operation, based on credible …