CORRUPTION
I Was Invited By EFCC, Not Arrested, Says Okorocha
A former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, on Tuesday said that he was not arrested by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission contrary to the speculations making the rounds. Okorocha in a statement by his Spokesperson, Sam Onwuemeodo, disclosed that he only honoured an invitation by the anti-graft agency. Stating that the EFCC facility is not “a slaughterhouse,” the statement disclosed...
EFCC Arrests Ex-Imo Gov Rochas Okorocha Over Alleged Money Laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Tuesday arrested the former Imo state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, over alleged money laundering, ABN TV learnt. Okorocha was arrested at his office in Abuja. Confirming the arrest, the spokesperson for the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, told ABN TV that the news was true. “Okorocha has been arrested by our men”, he said. READ ALSO: Uzodinma...
Court Convicts 11 Yahoo Boys In Port Harcourt (Photos)
Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Friday April 9, 2021 convicted and sentenced 11 internet fraudsters to various prison terms, for fraud. The convicts were prosecuted by the Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for offences bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false pretence. Those convicted are Anhwo...
Court Convicts Fraudster in Abuja
Justice Peter Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Nyanya Abuja on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 convicted and sentenced one internet fraudster, Farouk Olamilekan to three months in prison. The defendant who was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was convicted after he pleaded guilty to one count of computer-related fraud and cheating. His trouble began when...
Court Jails 3 Yahoo Boys In Enugu
Justice I.N Buba of the Federal High Court, Enugu, Enugu State on Monday, March 15, 2021, convicted and sentenced two internet fraudsters, Ferdinand Chikelu Iloka, and Chidera Oleka, to one-year imprisonment each on separate one-count bordering on internet fraud. The duo were charged with impersonation and using fake social media accounts to obtain money from unsuspecting foreign nationals. Chikelue presented...
Asset Declaration: Court Rejects George Turnah’s Record of Service At NDDC
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 rejected the records of service of George Turnah, former Special Adviser to Mr. Dan Abia, erstwhile Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, while serving as an aide at the Commission. Justice T. Mohammed, after listening to the testimony of defence witness, Silas Anyanwu,...
ICPC Arrests Ex-JAMB Registrar, Prof Ojerinde Over N900m Fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC has arrested a former Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Dibu Ojerinde, for allegedly misappropriating N900 million. Ojerinde, who was arrested on 15th March, 2021 in Abuja by operatives of ICPC, is alleged to have committed multiple frauds while heading JAMB and...
Court Jails Former Dangote Manager, Two Others for $32,000 Insurance Fraud
The Lagos Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, secured the conviction and sentencing of the trio of Raymond Akanolu, a former General Manager, Dangote Industries Limited, Mojisola Aladejobi, and Balogun Omololu Alaba before Justice S.S. Ogunsanya of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja for $32,000 (Thirty -two Thousand...
Anger As Senate Committee Uncovers Payment Of N443 Billion As Subsidy Without Appropriation
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts on Wednesday was stunned as the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris told the lawmakers that only the national oil giant, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) could give an account of how N443 billion was paid as petroleum subsidy without appropriation by the National Assembly. The Account General of the Federation was...
Tinubu In Trouble As EFCC Deepens Probe, Asks CCB To Produce Asset Declaration Form
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has deepened its probe into All Progressives Congress stalwart, Bola Tinubu, ABN TV has learnt. To this end, the EFCC has written a letter to the Code of Conduct Bureau, requesting copies of Tinubu’s asset declaration form. A copy of the letter which was published by an online news medium, The Peoples Gazette, revealed that...
