Tag: EFCC
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EFCC Frees Obiano After Six Days In Detention, Seizes Passport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Wednesday evening released a former governor of Anambra State on an administrative bail. An official at the commission, who confirmed the development to our correspondent, disclosed that Obiano’s “passport was seized by the anti-graft agency as part of his bail conditions.” The spokesman for the commission, Wilson Uwujaren,…
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EFCC Grants Obiano Bail As Ex-Gov Spends Fifth Day In Custody
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has granted a former governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, bail. Chairman of the commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, disclosed this on Monday in an interview with journalists in Abuja on the sideline of 5th Annual General Assembly (AGA) of the Network of Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa…
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Alabi’s Gate: ALGON-IMC speaks on 5.2BN diversion, petitions EFCC, ICPC
Chairman of the Interim Management Committee of Association of Local Government of Nigeria, Hon. Abdullahi Maje in an interview with AIT on the Democracy Today show on Tuesday reiterated how the dissolved Alabi Kolade David faction stole 5.2 billion naira funds meant for the 774 LGA through diversion for personal use. The IMC describing the…
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EFCC displays CD of 51,933 pages, depicting content of Naira Marley s iPhone
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, displayed before a Federal High Court Lagos, virtual projection of a Compact Disc (CD) with 51,933 pages analysis of the iPhone of Azeez Fashola a.k.a Naira Marley. The EFCC projected the virtual, through its second witness, Mr Augustine Anosike, a forensic analyst. Anosike was still leading…
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EFCC grills Alabi over alleged diversion of N5.2b ALGON funds
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has according to report, commenced the interrogation and investigation of a dissolved factional president of Association of Local Government of Nigeria, Hon. Kolade Alabi in a case of corruption and diversion of over five billion naira of the associations’ fund. According to reports, Alabi arrived the headquarters of…
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REOPENED: Alleged N7.1bn fraud: Court stops EFCC from retrying Orji Uzor Kalu
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, stopped the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) from retrying former Abia Governor, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu over alleged N7.1 billion fraud. The trial judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order while delivering judgment in an application filed by the former governor seeking an order of court prohibiting…
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EFCC arrests 3 Dubai-based suspected internet fraudsters, 14 others in Lagos
Three Dubai based suspected internet fraudsters and fourteen others have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Lagos. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the agency said they were arrested, Tuesday January 26, and Wednesday 27, 2021 at different locations following series of intelligence detailing their alleged involvement in…
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N2.1bn fraud: EFCC re-arraigns Odukoya, First Nations Airways, Bellview
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday re-arraigned the Chief Executive Officer of First Nations Airways Limited, Kayode Odukoya, for an alleged N2.1bn fraud. Odukoya’s re-arraignment before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja followed an amendment to the charges against him, First Nations Airways Limited, and Bellview Airlines Limited.…
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COVID-19 palliative: Investigate MDAs now, CODE tells ICPC, EFCC
Follow The Money Movement, has called on federal anti-graft agencies to investigate Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) responsible for the acquisition and distribution of COVID-19 palliative relief materials. The anti-graft agencies are the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCCC). Mr Hamzat Lawal, Founder…
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EFCC records 646 convictions, recovers more than N11 billion in 10 months
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it recorded 646 convictions and recovered more than N11 billion in monetary assets this year, despite the restriction imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Umar Abba, disclosed this while addressing the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes in Abuja on…