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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested eight(8) suspected fraudsters for an alleged involvement in internet crime in Lagos. A statement from the agency gave the names of the suspects as Adesanmi Abiodun, Olasupo Emmanuel, Segun Amudah, Aina Oladipo, Babatunde Olawuyi, Oluwaseyi Emmanuel Fagbemiro, Felix Onyebuchi and Abdulazeez Ismaila. The suspects were arrested on tuesday, May 21st in …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Operatives, EFCC, Advance Fee Fraud Section, Abuja Headquarters in collaboration with men from the Benin Zonal Office in an operation on Friday arrested 22 suspected internet fraudsters during an early morning raid in Sapele, Delta State. Working on intelligence reports, the suspects, who were between the ages of 18 and 30, were dugged out …

DMW Boss, Davido has done the unexpected again as he gives his support for Zlatan Ibile and co. Some hours after the arrest of Naira Marley, Zlatan Ibile and others, Davido said he will free them from the EFCC custody but the story later turned to worsen after their arrest, since it was on a Friday they had to sleep …

Former First Lady of Nigeria, Patience Jonathan has forfeited another N2.4 billion to the Federal Government.

An ex-official of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Kola Al-Amin finally landed at the custody of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in Ibadan Zonal Office, over alleged forgery and obtaining money by false pretences.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reacted to a trending story on social media concerning a purported statement credited to the media aide of the Kano State governor to the effect that the Commission got a N10 Million donation from the state government. EFCC says, ‘the story is not falsehood, but a deliberate attempt to malign the efforts …

On Friday, The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stormed the premises of Club 57 in Ikoyi,Lagos State arresting 12 alleged internet fraudsters. In a statement released on the EFCC’s Facebook page, the 12 were said to be internet fraudsters arrested following a tip-off. Some of the suspects reportedly abandoned their cars in a bid to escape, while others resisted …

Director General of Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation, NTDC and his wife, Aisha Rimi, are at the center of a major scandal involving the diversion of a huge sum of N3 Billion from a Lagos state government account. The fund, EFCC told the court on Monday, was diverted from the account of Lagos State Government Number Plate Production Authority when Coker …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed a fraud charge against Mr. Innocent Chukwuma, alias Innoson, his company Innoson Nigeria Limited and his brother Charles Chukwuma. The charge was dated 30 November, 2017 and filed at a Lagos High Court. In the case, the EFCC is accusing Innoson of obtaining containers of motorcycles spare parts by false pretences between …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has arrested 11 suspected Internet fraudsters for conspiracy, possession of fraudulent documents and obtaining money under false pretense. Spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said the Lagos zonal office of the anti-graft agency effected the arrests. “They were arrested on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, in …