The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Ugenyi Kalu, a former banker, for fraud. The Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, sentenced Kalu to four years and two months in prison. The ruling was delivered by trial judge, Justice Rahman Oshodi. Kalu, who served as the Head of the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested four officials of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, in Abuja over alleged fraud and money laundering. The four officials were arrested on Tuesday at the Commission’s headquarters located at 991/992 Zakaria Maimalari Street, Central Business District, Abuja. The operatives, who arrived at the commission…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, re-arraigned a former Minister of Power and Steel Development, Olu Agunloye on seven-count amended charge bordering on fraudulent award of contract and official corruption before Justice J.O Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo, Abuja. The re-arraignment was sequel to the amendment of…
Two prosecution witnesses on Friday gave a detailed account of how Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku, a former acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) diverted N868.4 million funds belonging to the Federal Ministry of Defence. This disclosure was made during the trial of former AGF on Friday, January 31, 2025 before Justice James Omotosho of the…
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Barrister Benjamin Chukwuemeka Nwobodo before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State on a five-count charge bordering on forgery and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N12m Count three of…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), South-East Zone, have condoled with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on the loss of one of its operatives, Aminu Sahabi Salisu, stressing that his death caused them grief and regret. Salisu, an Assistant Superintendent of the EFCC, ASE11 was killed in cold blood while on a…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is enmeshed in another internal scandal as an officer in charge of Kaduna Zonal Office’s exhibit room allegedly absconded with over $30,000 and other valuable exhibits. Earlier in January, the country’s flagship anti-corruption agency said it had detained 10 officers in Lagos over theft of operational items they…
A prosecution witness, Ismail Lawal, Tuesday told a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja on Tuesday how former Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku gave him $5,000 to relocate to Lagos State to avoid the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) preying eyes. The anti graft agency had, on September 30, 2024, arraigned Ishaku and…
Bisi Onasanya Bisi Onasanya, a former Group Managing Director (GMD) of First Bank, has fought back the claims by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that he and three others helped themselves with the account of First Bank during his tenure as GMD of the bank. Recall on Thursday, the EFCC, filed charges against…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has warned that any attack on any of its officers will be met with the full force of the law. The anti graft Commission said it will not fold its arms and allow any of its officers to be killed in cold blood again. The commission was reacting…
