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A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) permission to freeze 24 bank accounts allegedly linked to terrorism financing. The EFCC had approached the court, seeking an order to freeze the accounts, which are domiciled in various commercial banks in Nigeria. The commission alleged that the accounts […]
Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, is due in court today over allegations of N110 billion fraud. Bello has been summoned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to answer questions regarding the alleged fraud. The EFCC had previously declared Bello wanted after he failed to appear in court to answer to […]
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, on Thursday, ordered the arrest of two officers of the commission allegedly involved in the manhandling of a female hotel worker in Lagos. Olukoyede’s directive was in response to a viral video showing two officers manhandling a female hotel worker in Lagos. The viral […]
Onyeka Ogbu, testifying against him. The Economic and Financial Crime Commission is prosecuting Emefiele on amended 20 counts bordering on forgery, criminal conspiracy, conferring undue advantage, and breach of trust, among others. Specifically, the EFCC accused Emefiele of impersonating the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to illegally obtain a sum of $6.2m. The […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, filed an amended 20-count charge against the suspended governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele in an FCT High Court. Earlier, EFCC dragged Emefiele to court on six counts. They bordered on alleged breach of procurement procedure in the award of the contract to […]
In a significant move to curb rampant real estate fraud, the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority (LASRERA) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have joined forces. This groundbreaking collaboration was announced after a courtesy visit by Lagos State Housing Special Adviser Barakat Odunuga-Bakare and her team to the EFCC Lagos Zonal Command. […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has made significant progress in its investigation of a suspected N44 billion fraud at the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). The agency has tracked and frozen N30 billion of the missing funds, which were allegedly funneled into private and corporate accounts linked to individuals acting as fronts. […]
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