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April 9, 2025 No Responses

EFCC, Army, NIS Join Forces Against Terrorist Financing

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has renewed its collaboration with the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Immigration Service to combat terrorist financing in the South-East.This rapprochement came on Tuesday, March 8, 2025, when the EFCC’s Acting Zonal Director,...

April 4, 2025 No Responses

EFCC Reaffirms Commitment To Economic Growth

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has reiterated his commitment towards using the anti-corruption fight to stimulate growth in the economy. He stated this in Abuja on Thursday, April 4, 2025...

March 28, 2025 No Responses

EFCC Declares Aisha Achimugu Wanted

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu wanted over allegations of money laundering and criminal conspiracy.In a statement issued on Friday, EFCC called on the public to provide information about her whereabouts...

March 27, 2025 No Responses

EFCC, Customs Strengthen Collaboration

As part of measures to enhance inter-agency cooperation in the fight against economic and financial crimes, the Area Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service , NCS, Kano/Jigawa Command, Comptroller Dalhatu Abubakar , on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 paid a court...

March 25, 2025 No Responses

EFCC Probes CFA7m Intercepted By Customs

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have begun investigation of the sum of CFA 7m intercepted by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, along the Idiroko Border in Ogun State.The investigation of...

March 22, 2025 No Responses

EFCC Probes Suspect Arrested with $578,000

Operatives of the Lagos Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have commenced investigations of a suspect, Okorie Sylvernus Sunday, arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, by the Nigeria Customs Servi...

March 17, 2025 No Responses

EFCC Arrests TikTok Influencer For Alleged Naira Mutilation

Operatives of the Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, have arrested popular TikTok influencer, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, for allegedly abusing and mutilating the Naira.Specifically, Kunya was arrested for allegedly sprayin...

March 14, 2025 No Responses

EFCC Arrests Eight Trucks Conveying Suspected Illegal Solid Minerals

Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested eight trucks conveying suspected illegal solid minerals.According to EFCC, they were arrested on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at Katsina-ala Local Gov...

March 12, 2025 No Responses

EFCC Identifies 58 Illegal Ponzi Scheme Operators

In line with its commitment to sanitising the financial space of the nation and offer the investing public adequate and reliable information on the activities of illegal ponzi scheme operators across the country, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, E...

March 1, 2025 No Responses

NCS Lauds EFCC’s Battle Against Corruption

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on its relentless efforts in ensuring that economic and financial criminals are brought to justice and towards a more prosperous economic growth of the country....

February 21, 2025 No Responses

Court Convicts CEO For N2b Fraud

Justice Rosemary Dugbo Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has convicted and sentenced the Chief Executive Officer, Micheno Multi-purpose Cooperative Society, Uno Michael Eke to one year imprisonment for conspiracy, obtaining property by fa...

February 18, 2025 No Responses

EFCC Operatives Storm Ekpoma, Arrest 47 Suspected Fraudsters

Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday, February 15, 2025 arrested 47 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Ekpoma, Edo State. According to EFCC, the suspects were arr...

February 14, 2025 No Responses

Tax Evasion: Edo Internal Revenue Service Seeks EFCC’s Support

The Executive Chairman of Edo State Internal Revenue Service, Barrister Oladele Bankole-Balogun, has sought the support and collaboration of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in tackling tax evasion in the state. He made the appeal when he led the.....

February 14, 2025 No Responses

Alleged N12.3b Fraud: Onasanya In Court, Otudeko To Know Fate March 17

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, February 13, 2025 adjourned till March 17, 2025 for ruling on the application filed by Oba Otudeko, Chairman of Honeywell Group, challenging the jurisdiction of the...