…the arrest was part of ongoing operation to sanitise the foreign exchange sector and rid it of speculators An alleged currency speculator, Mustapha Muhammed also known as Muaspaha Naira, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Abuja. The commission made the announcement in a Twitter post on Wednesday and also
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…the operatives allegedly seized phones of arrested forex traders The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) on Wednesday arrested eighty seven forex traders in Abuja, Lagos and Kano. Sources claimed that that the EFCC detectives stormed several forex trading hubs in Abuja, ransacking their vaults for stash of dollars and naira. The operatives were said to
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‘The bankers allegedly stole funds from some dormant accounts’ The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, October 14, 2022 arrested twelve (12) bankers for suspected insider fraud. The suspects are: Odeniyi Anthony, Deki Kingsley Onyekachi, Oguchukwu Ene, Elendu Chizaram, Anyakora Uchenna, Onah Kingsley, Akwe Elizabeth and Chinenye Grace
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‘Specifically, he allegedly collected the sum of N12 million from potential investors in his company (Saphire Scents)’ The Managing Director of Saphire Scents Limited, Adewale Aladejana has been arraigned before Justice M. A Madugu of the Federal High Court sitting in Bwari, Abuja, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N12 million under false pretense. Aladejana
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested five persons for suspected currency counterfeiting in Abuja. The suspects are alleged to have gotten involved in currency counterfeiting, totalling $113,400 (One Hundred and Thirteen Thousand, Four hundred United States Dollars). Our Source said that the suspects: Sule Sani, Abba Sulaiman, Abraham Amengwa James,
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Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) have arrested sixteen persons over an alleged case of cybercrime and possession of fraudulent funds in Ilorin. They were arrested following credible intelligence worked upon by the Commission. The suspects, including two siblings: Ahmed Ismail and Toheeb Ismail, are: Suleiman Abduqudrib
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Benin City, Edo State have arrested owners of yahoo schools: Internet Fraud Coaching Centre (aka HK) in the state. The Benin Zonal Command of the commission made arrest on September 13, 2022. THE DAILY VENDOR gathered that seven other suspected internet fraudsters were also arrested
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Two internet fraudsters have been convicted and sentenced to five years, six months imprisonment by Justice Nasiru U. Sadiq of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna, for internet-related offences and cheating. The fraudsters: Peter Uzorchukwu Sharon (a.k.a Drew Mason) and Peter Prince John, were jailed on Monday, September 12, 2022 after pleading guilty to one-count separate
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Justice E. Enenche of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja has convicted and sentenced Moses Ogbu to one year imprisonment. Ogbu was standing trial on allegations of fraud running into fourteen million Naira.
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Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested forty suspected internet fraudsters in some parts of Lagos State. The suspects are: Doroye Olumide Joseph, Ajayi Oluwaseyi Emmanuel, Olalekan Olaniyi Akonji , Oluwadare Samuel Olawale, Oloyede Olakunle, Okon Ayomide Cornelius, Omokaro Ailele Jeffery, Oyedokun Opeyemi Abdulrazaq, Olowofela Temidayo,
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The Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, and two others have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday for allegedly diverting N2.5 billion belonging to the Assembly. THE DAILY VENDOR learnt that the Clerk of the House, Taiwo Adeyemo and Director of Finance, Oladayo Samuel were arraigned
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The High Court of Justice sitting in Jos, Plateau State on Friday discharged and acquitted former Governor, Jonah Jang and his co-accused, Yusuf Pam of all 17 charges bordering on money laundering and misappropriation of funds to the tune of N6.3billion as preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Jang governed
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…wants anti-graft agency to give reasons for failure to arrest Rivers PDP gov candidate months after Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) on Friday, asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to probe the administration of Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa State over N192.96bn it claimed to have shared to
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 41 suspected internet fraudsters in Awka, Anambra State. The suspects were arrested after intelligence revealed their alleged involvement in cybercrime and other related activities. Sixteen of the suspects were arrested at Umuodu Tansi Road in Awka; while the remaining 25 were arrested at Umudu Okpuno village
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Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Muritala Muhammad Airport, Lagos State. THE DAILY VENDOR learnt that Oluomo was arrested over allegations bordering on financial crimes. A staff member at the assembly who pleaded anonymity said the speaker was
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