EFCC Donates N50bn from Recovered Funds to Nigerian Education Loan Fund

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has contributed N50 billion to support the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). EKO HOT BLOG reports that this announcement was made by the anti-corruption agency on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, during a courtesy visit to the EFCC headquarters in Abuja by the Fund’s Managing Director and Chief Executive … Read more

Yahoo: Internet Fraud Training School Proprietor Bags 10-Year Jail Term

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of the proprietor of a Uyo Cybercrime Training Centre, Ikemesit Edet, popularly known as Hustle Kingdom (HK). A statement released on Saturday by EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said Edet was jailed on … Read more

Varsity Student Bags Two Years Jail Term Over Fraud, Impersonation

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Justice P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, convicted and sentenced Chika Eguma Ekwodu, an undergraduate student of Rivers State University to two years imprisonment for impersonation and obtaining money by false pretences. The offence contravenes Section 22(2) … Read more