Category: Crime

NDLEA Arrests Lagos Fabric Merchant For Drug Trafficking
January 5, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests Lagos Fabric Merchant For Drug Trafficking

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested wanted drug kingpin and Lagos socialite, 61-year-old Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye.According to NDLEA, the socialite was arrested on Wednesday, 1st January, 2025, in her mansion at Okota area of Lagos...
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Four Drug Lords Forfeit VGC Houses, N67m, $50,000
December 26, 2024 No Responses

Four Drug Lords Forfeit VGC Houses, N67m, $50,000

Four drug kingpins arrested in connection with the historic seizure of 2,139.55 kilograms of cocaine at an Ikorodu residential estate in 2022, have been convicted by a Federal High Court, Lagos, presided over by Justice Yellim Bogoro who sentenced them...
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EFCC Arraigns Businessman For Alleged $35m Fraud
December 24, 2024 No Responses

EFCC Arraigns Businessman For Alleged $35m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, December 24, 2024, arraigned a businessman, Akindele Akintoye before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on charges bordering on money laundering and contract fraud.Akint...
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EFCC Arraigns Two Zenith Bank Staff
December 20, 2024 No Responses

EFCC Arraigns Two Zenith Bank Staff

The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday, December 12, 2024 arraigned the duo of Ekpe Anayaoha Okoronkwo and Umeonuoha Onyinye, staff of one of the new generation banks, before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar...
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EFCC Re-Arraigns Ex-Bank PHB MD, Francis Atuche
December 16, 2024 No Responses

EFCC Re-Arraigns Ex-Bank PHB MD, Francis Atuche

The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, December 16, 2024, re-arraigned a former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB Plc, Francis Atuche, on a nine-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit felon...
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FG Files Suit Against Nigerdock, Seven Directors Over Alleged Tax Evasion
December 5, 2024 No Responses

FG Files Suit Against Nigerdock, Seven Directors Over Alleged Tax Evasion

The Federal Government has filed a 6-count criminal charge against Nigerdock Nigeria Limited and seven of its directors over alleged tax evasion. The charge dated November 26 was filed at the Federal High Court, Lagos. The seven directors listed alongside...
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EFCC Makes Single Largest Asset Recovery
December 2, 2024 No Responses

EFCC Makes Single Largest Asset Recovery

Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, on Monday, December 2, 2024 gave a ruling on a final forfeiture of an estate in Abuja measuring 150,500 square metres and containing 753 Units of duplexes and other apartments.This is the single largest asset recovery by...
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EFCC Trains 100 Officers On Forensic Document Examination
December 2, 2024 No Responses

EFCC Trains 100 Officers On Forensic Document Examination

In its continuous bid to tackle some emerging crimes and build stronger capacities for future challenges, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has trained One Hundred of its officers on Forensic Document Examination, Digital Forensics, Fingerpri...
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EFCC Arraigns REA Director For Alleged N223.4m Fraud
November 22, 2024 No Responses

EFCC Arraigns REA Director For Alleged N223.4m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Director of Human Resources Management of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Mr. Sulieman Garba Bulkwang before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja for fraud.Accord...
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$700,000 Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Syndicate Impersonating Olukoyede
November 14, 2024 No Responses

$700,000 Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Syndicate Impersonating Olukoyede

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned two members of an alleged syndicate, Ojobo Joshua and Aliyu Hashim for attempted fraud and impersonating the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Ola Olukoyede.  They were arraigned on Wed...
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EFCC Reacts To Alleged Naira Abuse At Goje’s Daughter Wedding
November 11, 2024 No Responses

EFCC Reacts To Alleged Naira Abuse At Goje’s Daughter Wedding

The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to a viral video where the nation’s currency, Naira, was freely sprayed at a wedding ceremony in Kano, Kano State on Friday, October 24, 2024.Allegations of the...
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Alleged N3b Fraud: I Exchanged Naira For Dollars For Yahaya Bello, Says BDC Operator
November 5, 2024 No Responses

Alleged N3b Fraud: I Exchanged Naira For Dollars For Yahaya Bello, Says BDC Operator

Jamilu Abdullahi, a Bureau de Change operator and the third prosecution witness in the trial of Ali Bello, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, affirmed before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja that funds were brought to...
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IGP At 92nd INTERPOL GENERAL Assembly In UK, Harps On Global Networking For Improved Policing
November 4, 2024 No Responses

IGP At 92nd INTERPOL GENERAL Assembly In UK, Harps On Global Networking For Improved Policing

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun and other delegates from Nigeria have joined other Heads of Police Agencies and Police Chiefs from the 196 INTERPOL member countries to attend the 92nd INTERPOL General Assembly at Glasgow, United Ki...
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Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of $2m, Seven Properties Linked To Emefiele
November 2, 2024 No Responses

Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of $2m, Seven Properties Linked To Emefiele

Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, November 1, 2024, ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of $2.045m, seven landed properties and the two share certificates of Queensdorf Global Fund Limited Trust...
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