Tag: EFCC
EFCC Secures Interim Forfeiture of Town Tavern Lounge, Four-Bedroom Bungalow in Ado-Ekiti
Ilorin, Kwara State – May 27, 2026 The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the interim forfeiture of a lounge and a four-bedroom bungalow located in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin granted the order after ruling that the Commission had…
EFCC Arraigns One for Alleged Job Scam in Gombe
Gombe, Gombe State, Nigeria,May 22, 2026 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Dalhatu Yahaya before the Gombe High Court 2 over allegations of a job scam involving the sum of ₦3.5 million.The suspect was arraigned on Thursday, May 21, 2026, by the Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes…
NNPC Probe: EFCC Secures Final Forfeiture of Private Jet
Abuja, Nigeria — May 18, 2026 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured a final forfeiture order for a Hawker 800XP private jet linked to alleged fraud, corruption, and money laundering connected to the Maiduguri Emergency Power Project (MEPP).The order was granted on Monday by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court…
EFCC Sets the Record Straight on UUTH Incident
Abuja, Nigeria — May 15, 2026 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has issued a clarification following public reactions to an incident involving operatives of its Uyo Zonal Directorate and staff members of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital. In a statement released by the Commission, the EFCC explained that the presence of its operatives…
EFCC Arraigns Bank MD, One Other for Alleged N19m, $30,000, N20m Fraud
Abuja, Nigeria, May 15, 2026 The Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a bank managing director and another individual over separate allegations involving fraud, illegal conversion, obtaining by false pretence, and money laundering amounting to millions of naira and foreign currency. Bank MD Arraigned Over Alleged N19m and…
Olukoyede charges Guinness management on regulatory compliance
Abuja, Nigeria, May 12, 2026 The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has charged the management of Guinness Nigeria Plc to sustain strict compliance with rules and regulations in the conduct of its business operations in Nigeria. Olukoyede gave the charge on Tuesday while receiving the management team of the…
EFCC presents second witness in trial of Austrian over undeclared $800,575 and €651,505 at Lagos airport
Lagos, Nigeria, May 12, 2026 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday presented its second prosecution witness in the trial of an Austrian national, Kavlak Onal, who is facing charges over alleged failure to declare $800,575 and €651,505 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The defendant was arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Customs…
Awka, Enugu EFCC Directorates Strengthen Regional Synergy Against Corruption in South-East
Enugu, Nigeria, May 10, 2026 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Awka and Enugu Zonal Directorates have reaffirmed their commitment to stronger inter-zonal collaboration, intelligence sharing, and operational synergy in the fight against corruption and financial crimes across the South-East region. The resolution was reached during a strategic working visit by Ofen-Imu Atiba Sunday and…
Alleged $1.5M Fraud: Court Dismisses Preminary Objections, Bail Application Of Intermediate Investment Holdings Boss , Ufoma Emmanuel
IKEJA, LAGOS — MAY 7, 2026 Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday dismissed the preliminary objections and bail application filed by the Managing Director of Intermediate Investment Holdings Limited, Ufoma Joseph Immanuel, over an alleged $1.5 million fraud. Immanuel and his company, Intermediate Investment Holdings Limited, are…
EFCC arraigns fake BDC operator for alleged N78.2m fraud in Onitsha
Onitsha, Nigeria — May 4, 2026 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Okeke Ejike Callistus, a fake Bureau De Change operator, before Justice D. A. Onyefulu of the Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha. The defendant was docked on a 10-count charge bordering on forgery and stealing involving the sum of…