The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has revealed that underage boys, who are into internet fraud popularly called ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ do age declaration to enable them to open bank accounts and get driver’s licences to expend their proceeds from crimes, as it vowed to go after government agencies and individuals that issue the papers for the fraudulent declarations. The …

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, on Saturday, called on Compliance Officers of Banks across the country to desist from unauthorized disclosure of EFCC’s investigation activities and requests from banks to their customers. In a statement by Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, Olukoyede decried the unhealthy …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is to arraign former Aviation Minister, Senator Hadi Sirika before Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Maitama on Thursday. Sirika, who served in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, would be arraigned on a six -count amended charge. He will be arraigned alongside three others, …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing 10 senior officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) over an alleged N7.5 billion fraud. The anti-graft agency has also invited 10 contractors linked with the alleged fraud. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, had on 26 April 2024, written a letter to the NSCDC CG, inviting the 10 …

Operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday reportedly arrested some Bureau De Change (BDC) operators at the popular Wuse Zone 4 market on Tuesday. This came as traders also said some BDC operators resisted the arrest during a sting operation. The operatives had embarked on routine raids to sanitise the market of street traders and eliminate …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested six senior officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) over alleged N6 billion fraud. The senior officers are currently being grilled by EFCC interrogators at the commission’s headquarters, Jabi, Abuja, according to The PUNCH. Though details of the probe are still sketchy, it was gathered that the NSCDC …

The nation has been agog with news of the ongoing face-off between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello and the others over the commission’s attempt to arrest Bello in connection with alleged official corruption involving the sum of N80.2 billion which he allegedly misappropriated while in office for …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has submitted additional proof of evidence against the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele. During the court hearing on Friday, Emefiele’s counsel, Olalekan Ojo requested an adjournment to review the new evidence before continuing the cross-examination of John Ikechukwu Ayoh, the second prosecution witness. Ojo accused the EFCC …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it would continue with the alleged N70 billion corruption case against the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, during his tenure as the Governor of Zamfara State from 2019 to 2023. Addressing protesters under the aegis of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Akida Forum, who were at the …

The immediate-past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Sunday, asked his counterpart in Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to come out of his hiding and answer his case with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bello has been having a running issue with the EFCC, which declared him wanted after he failed to show up for arraignment at the …