Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested the Special Adviser to the Benue State Governor on Documentation, Research and Planning, Dr. Mkor Aondona for alleged sextortion and cyber bullying. Aondona was reportedly arrested last Friday in Makurdi, the state capital, following allegations of some female students accusing the governor’s aide of …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Speaker of Plateau House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Moses Sule, alongside 14 former lawmakers over allegations of money laundering and abuse of office. In a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, the commission’s spokesman said that  the suspects were arrested by operatives of the EFCC’s Makurdi Zonal Directorate on Tuesday, …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned the Bauchi state accountant-general, Sirajo Jaja over his alleged involvement in a N1.48 billion fraud. Jaja was re-arraigned before Obiora Egwuatu, judge of a federal high court in Abuja, alongside Aliyu Abubakar, a Bureau de Change operator, and his company, Jasfad Resources Enterprise. The defendants are facing a five-count amended charge …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has revealed that politically exposed persons (PEPs), in Nigeria are using internet fraudsters, popularly known as ‘yahoo-yahoo boys’, to launder billions of naira in stolen public funds into offshore accounts. EFCC chairman, Ola Olukoyede, who disclosed this at a briefing in Abuja yesterday, said the involvement of politicians in these illicit activities highlights …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned two Chinese nationals, Zhang Hong Lin and Gao Pei Hai, before the Federal High Court in Lagos, on charges of alleged illegal mining and possession of mineral resources. They are facing five counts bordering on conspiracy, illegal mining, and unlawful possession of mineral resources, including lithium and copper. Lin and Hai …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday declared two more individuals wanted in connection with an alleged fraud case linked to a digital trading platform, Crypto Bridge Exchange, popularly known as CBEX. The suspects, identified as Folashade Odelana and Bamidele Ayodele Abiodun, were accused of orchestrating fraudulent activities that reportedly led to significant financial losses for unsuspecting investors. …

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has said the agency had recovered some money from crypto bridge exchange (CBEX), a failed digital investment and trading platform. In an interview on a national television programme, Olukoyede announced that the EFCC had made some arrests in connection with the CBEX fraud. The EFCC chairman said the …

A Federal High Court in Lagos, yesterday, ordered the remand of five individuals, including a bank manager and a nursing mother, for allegedly hacking into the server of Premium Trust Bank. The defendants are Matthew Damilola, the bank’s E-Payment Service Manager, Kehinde Odeyemi (a mother of a four-month-old baby), Samson Dakup, Bolaji Yinka and Sunday Okunnola. The defendants were brought …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, 15 May 2025, said it presented two prosecution witnesses in the ongoing trial of a former Deputy Director of Highways at the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Augustine Olowoniyan, and a surveyor, Sulaiman Muhammed, before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, Abuja. According to …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos have arrested two Chinese nationals and six Nigerians for alleged involvement in illegal mining activities in the Ogere area of Ogun. This is contained in a statement made available by the commission in Abuja on Saturday. The suspects are Zhang Hang Lin, Gao Pei Hai, Matthew Mathias, Oluwaseun Amoo, …