Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, July 15, 2021, ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of $3,719,855.94 found in the account of a company, Enerbett International Ltd., to the Federal Government. Justice Aneke gave the order, following an ex-parte application filed by the Economic and Financial […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, arraigned the 41-year-old Managing Director of Bravem Services Limited, Ebioenang George, before the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for his alleged involvement in a N37m oil fraud. George was said to have obtained the sum from his victims on the pretext of supplying them […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday said it had arrested Dikeocha Chukwuebuka, tman behind a viral photo of the commission’s alleged holding cell. Chukwuebuka aka @TheRealDayne had posted a photo of men jam packed in an open space and claimed it was EFCC’s Port Harcourt holding cell, an action which sparked backlash […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, arraigned one Fidelis Umukoro alongside his company, Raremax Global Investments Limited. They were arraigned before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on a five-count charge bordering on stealing to the tune of N164, 960,829 […]
Segun Adebutu, one of the sons of Baba Ijebu Adebutu Kessignton, Billionaire lotto magnate has been arrested,detained and questioned by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Kessington Adebutu, Nigeria’s gambling mogul whose business empire has enjoyed decades of patronage as a household name across the country, has become a new target of a vast corruption investigation […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC , on Thursday, September 26, arraigned one Adam Kaka Adam before Justice Ibrahim Jauro of the Yobe State High Court, Damaturu, on one-count charge, bordering on criminal misappropriation to the tune of N11, 657, 500. Adam was a former service manager, in charge of Vault Room and Automated […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 presented the second witness in the ongoing trial of the former boss of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Umar Bature Masari before Justice O.E Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Masari is facing prosecution on 17-count charges, […]
The Kaduna Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 arraigned one Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu ( alias Ishaku Abdulrazak) before Justice P. Mallong of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna on four-count charges that border on impersonation and fraud to the tune of N65,150,000 (Sixty-five Million, One […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Yinka Farounbi, the former Chairman of the Ikeja branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Farounbi is accused of being involved in allegations bordering on N25million fraud. He was arrested on Monday by operatives of the anti-graft agency at the NBA Ikeja Bar Centre during the […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, on February 19, 2019 arraigned one Oladimeji Omotola Abiola before Hon. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court 2, sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on a five-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretense and possession of false documents. One of […]