CORRUPTION
Alleged N600m Debt: Court Faults AMCON’s Seizure Of Buhari’s Property
A Federal High Court in Abuja has faulted the procedure adopted by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in obtaining an order empowering it to seize houses belonging to Senator Buhari Abdulfatai for allegedly owing a new generation bank N600million. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling on Thursday, found that AMCON misled and concealed important facts from the court...
Ex-Benue Governor, Suswam Rearraigned Over Alleged N3.1bn Fraud
A former Governor of Benue State and serving Senator, Gabriel Suswam has been re-arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged N3.1 billion fraud. Suswam was on Monday re-arraigned alongside a former Commissioner for Finance in Benue State, Omadachi Oklobia on an amended 11-count charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). EFCC amended the earlier nine-count...
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...
We’ve Recovered N30bn From Suspended Accountant-General Of The Federation — EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Thursday, said it had so far recovered over N30 billion from the corruption activities surrounding the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Idris Ahmed. Chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, stated this at the media briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Recall that the Commission is currently prosecuting...
PSC Orders Fresh Probe Into Abba Kyari’s Link To Hushpuppi
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to deepen investigations into the connection between the suspended erstwhile head of the Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, and an internet scammer, Abbas Ramon, commonly known as Hushpuppi. The commission, it was learnt, gave the IG two weeks to turn in the report which would be reviewed...
Civil Servant Bags 7 Years Jail Term In Niger For Receiving N11m Kickback From Contractor
A serving Deputy Director of the Niger State Ministry of Land Transportation, Umar Farouk, has been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment by the Niger State High Court in Minna. Justice Abdullahi Mikail pronounced the sentence after convicting Farouk of unethical practices, relating to receiving kickback from a contractor to the tune of N11m. The convict was arraigned before the court by...
EFCC Secures Conviction Of 11 Cybercriminals in Ibadan (Photos)
The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on August 3 and 4, 2022 secured the conviction of eleven (11) cybercriminals on separate charges of fraudulent imperonation before Justices Olusola Adetujoye and Bayo Tai...
Nomination Forms: EFCC Urges INEC To Reveal Bank Details Of PDP, APC, Others’ Aspirants
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has launched a discreet investigation into the finances of the 18 political parties in the country and their presidential aspirants. This followed the humongous fees paid for expression of interest and nom...
EFCC Arrests Former Akwa Ibom Commissioner Over N1.4bn Fraud, Keeps Okorocha
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Akwa Ibom State, Uwemedimo Nwoko. Nwoko, an alleged accomplice in the N1.4bn money laundering charge against Paul Usoro, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association had been at large for over two years. A source said the...
EFCC Arrests Ex-Zamfara Gov, Yari Over Accountant-General’s N80bn ‘Fraud’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Sunday a former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, in connection with the ongoing investigation of the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, who was alleged to have di...
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