₦503m Fraud: EFCC to Appeal Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji’s Acquittal

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AFederal high court sitting in Lagos today discharged and acquitted the Lagos state House of Assembly Speaker, Hon Adeyemi Ikuforiji and his aide Oyebode Atoyebi of the N503m money laundering charges brought against them by EFCC. EFCC now says they plan to appeal the verdict. Find a statement they posted on their Facebook page below...
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EFCC: Man arraigned for duping another of ₦100k

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Below is the EFCC press release

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on September 22, 2014 arraigned one Musa Yunusa alias Yassa Mustapha Aliyu before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on one count charge of obtaining money by false pretense. The accused allegedly obtained the sum of N100, 000 (One Hundred Thousand Naira Only) from one Abdulkadir Abbas under the guise that he had power voltage regulators to sell to him.
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Fayose still has a case to answer —EFCC

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has described media reports that it had dropped corruption case against the governor-elect of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, as untrue.  The agency’s Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, told our correspondent on Monday that the recent election of Fayose had not affected the ongoing trial of the governor-elect at the Federal High Court, Ado-Ekiti, for alleged corruption.

Uwujaren said that the case would come up for hearing on July 15, 2014, adding that the immunity clause in the Constitution only applied to the President, the Vice President, sitting governors and their deputies, and not governors- elect.

6 suspects in EFCC's net for ₦5.5m bank fraud ( See press release)

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A press statement from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Find it below...
Five persons have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over allegation of fraudulent transfer of a total of N5, 550,000.00 (Five Million, Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) from an account in Skye Bank.
The suspects, Ademola Okunlola, 36; Tajudeen Oluwanisola, 41; Kolawole Adams, 52; Temitope Pedro, 27; Bayo Olowoyo, 39 and Otunba Biodun Adebanjo, 56, were picked up in different locations in Lagos by operatives of the anti- graft agency for allegedly effecting the fraudulent transfer of N5, 550,000.00 from the account of one Ajani Kareem Musibau domiciled in Skye Bank Plc. .........

EFCC drills Stella Oduah over bulletproof scandal

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Former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, was yesterday April 2nd invited by men of the Intelligence and Special Operations Unit of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, where she was subjected to a 5-hour question drill as regards the $1.6m BMW bullet-proof car purchase scandal that rocked the Aviation Ministry when she served as Minister of Aviation.

Oduah, who arrived the Idiagbon House Headquarters' of the EFFC office in Abuja at about 10.05am, was there till about 3pm.

Undergraduate In EFCC net over $90,000 dating site keyboard.

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Find the EFCC Press Release.

An undergraduate of the University of Ibadan, 28-year- old Orowo Jesse Omokoh, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly obtaining Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.) from one Mrs. Jette Jacob, an Australian based in Johannesburg, South Africa, in what is known as a romance scam.

The suspect allegedly met the Aussie on a dating site and struck a sizzling romantic affair that necessitated him moving to Johannesburg in 2013 to link up with his lover.

EFCC Mad at Bode George, others’ release

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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has described as “unfortunate” that the Supreme Court set aside the court judgment that jailed former chairman of the board of  Nigerian Ports Authority, Chief Olabode George and five former members.  The five directors of the NPA whose sentensing was also quashed are Aminu Dabo, Captain Oluwasegun Abidoye, Alhaji Abdullahi Tafida, Alhaji Zanna Maidaribe and Sule Aliyu, an Engineer.

The apex court discharged and acquitted them of corruption, inflation of contracts and contracts splitting, for which they had been convicted after prosecution by the anti-graft agency.  George, a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, was the NPA chairman between 2001 and 2003 when the alleged offences were said to have been committed.

₦3 BILLION scam: Governor's PA Slumps To Demise after getting Signs of EFCC Coming For Him.

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PA to the Kebbi State governor suddenly slumped to demise on Thursday in Birni Kebbi, allegedly after  finding signals that the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) was coming in for him in respect  of a N3billion fraud in the reports of their state government.

Gov. Sule Lamido’s two sons in EFCC net Over alleged ₦10b fraud

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In respect to a report by Premium Times The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has nabbed two sons of Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido, over an alleged N10billion fraud.

    Aminu and Mustapha  Lamido were arrested on Thursday in Kano and flown to Abuja on Friday morning, and are currently being interrogated at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja by a crack team of detectives.
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Falana provides EFCC 13 grounds to prosecute Oduah

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Lagos lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission 13 grounds to prosecute the Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, and “her agents” for gross misconduct in the purchase of two armoured cars at N255m.

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EFCC Arraigns Teen(Keyboard Master) For Duping American Of $40million Over The Internet

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Suspected Internet fraudster, Tobechukwu Igbokwe, and his accomplice, Ifeanyi Obi have now been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly defrauding U.S of $40 million.

19-year-old Igbokwe and Obi have now been held at the Kirikiri prisons since they certainly were caught after an event went burst.  Nigerian Eye reports that the American victim, Michael Silva had wired the full total sum of $40 million to the boys in Nigerian believing them once they told him that they'd a massive inheritance that they wanted to go on to a foreign account for safekeeping.

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Femi Falana Gives EFCC 1 week Ultimatum To Investigate Aviation Minister, "Stella Oduah" Or Face Lawsuit

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One of Nigeria's most prominent legal activists, Femi Falana, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate how Aviation Minister Stella Oduah used $1.6 million (N255 million) to purchase two armored BMW cars. In a letter to the EFCC titled “Request for Investigation of economic crimes of fraud and extortion of the sum of N255 million by the Aviation Minister, Ms. Stella Oduah,” Mr. Falana stated that the EFCC was “undoubtedly aware the Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, recently caused the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to purchase two bullet proof vehicles on her behalf at a high price of N255 million.

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See copy of Letter former EFCC Boss Waziri Seeking Obasanjo's Assistance For 2nd Term

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A leaked government letter has cast a spotlight on the tensions between former EFCC boss, Mrs Farida Waziri and former President Olusegun Obasanjo recent face-off. Waziri wrote the letter to Obasanjo while in office as chairman of the EFCC begging him to compel President Goodluck Jonathan to reconfirm her for a second term as chairman of the EFCC. Unfortunately, President Goodluck Jonathan unexpectedly fired the head of Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

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Copy of Letter Former EFCC Boss Waziri wrote to OBJ

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Ibori recommended Waziri for EFCC job – Obasanjo

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said the appointment of Mrs. Farida Waziri as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission slowed down the fight against corruption in the country.

 Obasanjo, in an exclusive interview he granted Zero Tolerance, a magazine published by the EFCC,  said Waziri was a wrong successor to Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the pioneer chairman of the anti-graft agency.

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₦33bn police pension Fraud: EFCC gets court order to seize suspects’ property

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ABUJA—A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, cleared the way for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to freeze the illicit property of two of the prime suspects in the looting of the Police Pension fund to the tune of about ₦33 billion. The two suspects to lose their property scattered in many locations in Lagos and Abuja, are Atiku Abubakar Kigo and Uzoma Cyril Attang, who are alleged to have used the stolen funds to acquire the assets.

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EFCC Wants Stephaine Okereke, Others Arrested Over Akpabio's 50m Largesse!!

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The Nigerian movie industry otherwise known as Nollywood is poised for a showdown as the Association of Nollywood Core Producers,ANCOP, has petitioned EFCC and SFU over the N50 million largesse donated by Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State to support the industry.

 The association is alleging massive fraud in the disbursement of the fund. It has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) to investigate the matter.

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EFCC Nabs Man With 30 ATM Cards And 8 Signed Paper Cheques

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 Below is a press release from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested one Kingsley Mudi over alleged ATM fraud. He was picked up at about 11 pm on August 2, 2013 at Fidelity Bank ATM on Airport Road, Warri, Delta State following an intelligence report. 

At the point of arrest, 30 ATM cards of different banks with which he allegedly withdrew a total sum of five hundred and fifty thousand naira (N550, 000) were found in his possession. Eight signed UBA cheques belonging to sundry persons were also found on him. Kingsley Mudi, who claimed to be a Disc Jockey and an operator of a barbing salon, has volunteered useful information.  He will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded. Wilson Uwujaren, Ag. Head, Media & Publicity, 5th August, 2013

Court orders arrest of EFCC Boss, Lamorde

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ABUJA — Justice Peter Kekemeke of an Abuja High Court has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar to arrest the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde, for disobeying a valid court order. Justice Kekemeke directed that the EFCC boss and an operative of the anti-graft agency, Mr Friday Ebelo, should be apprehended and kept in prison custody within the next two weeks, except they apologize to a lawyer whose fundamental human rights were allegedly violated by the commission.

Meantime, EFCC, yesterday, vowed to appeal the ruling.

We ‘ll appeal ruling — EFCC

Reacting to the order, spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, who acknowledged that a copy of the order was served on the agency, said EFCC has perfected plans to get it vacated.

The court had on March 8 and December 5, 2012, ordered Lamorde to release the call-to-bar certificate of one Mr Innocent Onwu, apologize to him through a national newspaper as well as pay him N50, 000 as compensation.

Getting Interesting: Ribadu Fires Back! Says Jonathan Is One Of The Corrupt Men He Investigated In EFCC

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The stage is set for the monumental battle between the Presidency and the former Chairman of the EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, we gathered. This is even as Ribadu may have evidences in his disposal with which he could have prosecuted Patience Jonathan as the wife of the then governor of Bayelsa State, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, over alleged money laundering. Jonathan's spokesman, Reuben Abati had described Ribadu as an ingrate and an ethically challenged fellow but Ribadu has fired back, with very strong words.

Nuhu Ribadu, in a short but strong-worded statement to the presidency declared that it is Jonathan and not himself that is ethically challenged and struggling to redeem his lost morality and integrity.

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