Mudashiru Obasa, speaker of the Lagos state house of assembly, was released on Friday by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on compassionate ground. EkoHotBlog had reported how officials of the anti-graft agency questioned the number three man in Lagos on Thursday but was released afterward. Obasa is being probed over alleged malfeasance and embezzlement … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun investigation into the corruption allegations levelled against speaker of the Lagos state house of assembly, Mudashiru Obasa. The embattled speaker was at anti-graft agency office for questioning on Thursday. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the development. “He responded to an invite from the commission this morning,” … Read more
October 03, 2020. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said it arrested a suspected cybercriminal, known asYahoo boy, Adebayo Olawale and his pastor, Gbenga Adesoju, a pastor in Ile-Ife, Osun State. Reports had it that the suspects were nabbed for allegedly defrauding one Umar Hayatu of Lafiya Quarters in Dukku Local Government Area of … Read more
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has publicly apologised to general overseer of Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministries International, Emmanuel Omale, over a N573 million payment error. Omale had been accused of using his church to launder funds believe to proceed of corruption for the suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos says a fraud suspect on the wanted list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Felix Okpoh, has surrendered to the commission. Okpoh, on Friday, turned himself in at the Lagos Zonal Office of the commission in company with his parents, Col. Garuba Okpoh(rtd.) and Chief … Read more
Cars, phones and laptops are some of the items recovered from the suspects. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday disclosed that it had arrested two lecturers of Kwara state college of health technology, Offa, over their alleged involvement in internet fraud. In a statement on Monday, EFCC zonal public relations officer, Gbenga … Read more
EFCC Nabs 22 Suspected Cyber Criminals In Imo Ekohotblog,September 11, 2020.. Operatives of the Uyo Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes, EFCC, have arrested not less than 22 suspected internet criminals in different locations in Imo State. According to a statement signed by EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Thursday, the Commission was able … Read more
four Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) at Murtala Muhammadu International Airport (MMIA) command says it intercepted a passenger with 2,886 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) The Deputy Controller of MMIA, Abdulmumin Bako of MMIA disclosed this at a media briefing on Thursday. Bako said the suspect has been handed over to … Read more
Two Brothers, Others Arrested For Fraud In Ibadan Ekohotblog, September 10, 2020 The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibadan zonal office, have arrested two brothers, Ayoola Timilehin, Olusola Timilehin, and others for internet fraud, Ekohotblog reports. Our reporter learned that they were arrested at their hideout yesterday at Alaka in Elebu area … Read more
Our position as a government is to be submissive to the rule of law Attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says he will not think twice before testifying against Ibrahim Magu, suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Magu is being investigated by presidential panel headed by Ayo Salami, retired president of the … Read more
Magu wants witnesses who appeared and testified in his absence recalled The embattled and suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has written to the panel investigating the allegation of corruption levelled against him. In a letter to the presidential panel investigating him, Wahab Shittu, Magu’s counsel, asked the committee … Read more
A senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has implored the judicial panel investigating Ibrahim Magu, suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to refrain from acting on “misleading evidence”. The panel, headed by Ayo Salami, retired president of the appeal court, is investigating Magu over allegations of corruption and abuse of … Read more
A bill that will also revoke EFCC prosecutorial power is in the offing. The bill will open up the agency’s chairmanship position to individuals. Plans are underway by the federal government to strip the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of the powers to run and manage affairs the operation The federal … Read more
Over N147m loooted from Kwara treasury was handed over at the Government House in Ilorin by the EFCC. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Kwara Zonal Office, has handed over the sum of N147.7 million recovered from suspected treasury looters to the Kwara Government. The handover was made at the Government House in Ilorin … Read more
Head of the panel probing Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ayo Salami, has said the priority of Magu’s counsel, Wahab Shittu, should be his client and not what’s being said in the media. President Muhammadu Buhari had set up a panel to probe corruption allegations levelled against Magu. … Read more
Over 16,000 people have signed a petition on Change.Org calling on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate All Progressives Congress leader, Bola Tinubu. The petition, which was started a week ago by Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, had garnered 16, 243 signatures as of 9.30 am on Friday. The … Read more
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reversed the demotion of the former Commandant of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Academy, Mr Ayo Olowonihi. The court affirmed the February 26, 2019 judgment of the National Industrial Court which had upturned Olowonihi’s demotion. Justice Yargata Nimpar, who read the lead judgment of a panel of … Read more
The All Progressive Congress Candidate in Edo State for the September 19 governorship election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu has said he cannot refund N700m to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission because he never collected such money. Ize-Iyamu while responding to the allegation during an interview on Arise TV on Sunday said, “The EFCC case against me … Read more
Not fewer than nine suspected Internet fraudsters have been arrested by the Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ekohotblog reports. The suspects were arrested at their hideout in Room 202, Saftec Hotels, behind NNPC’s mega petrol filling station, Minna, Niger State. Ekohotblog learnt that the suspects were arrested following intelligence … Read more
The investigation into the dealings and management of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission under the suspended chairman of the commission, Ibrahim Magu, by a presidential probe panel took new dimension on Wednesday. The probe took different turn after a businessman tendered an evidence containing a recording of how officials of the commission compelled him … Read more