According to EFCC’s spokesperson the Nigerian is wanted by the FBI for conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering Chidiebere is alleged to have defrauded some victims in America, Cote D’Ivoire and Poland of some undisclosed amount of money EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Nigerian on the watch list of the American Federal Bureau of … Read more
Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arrested Kelechi Anozie, a suspect on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s wanted list. The convict was among the suspected Internet fraudsters arrested in the Ogbomosho area of Oyo State on October 26, 2021, during sting operations by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC. … Read more
EFCC has arrested FBI’s most wanted notorious internet fraudster, Osondu Igwilo, and others For $100m Fraud. He was arrested alongside Okafor Nnamdi Chris, Nwodu Uchenna Emmanuel, and John Anazo Achukwu at a studio in the Sangotedo area of Lagos. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday arrested Osondu … Read more
Based on an indictment by the FBI, the police set up a panel to probe Kyari The suspended DCP was also implicated in drug-related offences and alleged to be a key member of a transnational drug cartel EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), … Read more
…the Federal Government was already finalising the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with the U.S. on Kyari’s extradition. EKO HOT BLOG reports that embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari, who is currently in custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for an illicit drug deal may likely be extradited to the … Read more
The agency had declared Abba Kyari wanted over alleged links to a drugs cartel earlier on Monday The Agency believes strongly that DCP Kyari is a member of a drug cartel that operates the Brazil-Ethiopia-Nigeria illicit drug pipeline The agency also claims to have a trove of intelligence, hard facts, from chats to photos and … Read more
PSC has directed police to conclude the investigation into Abba Kyari’s case in 2 weeks. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Police Service Commission (PSC), has instructed the police to conclude an investigation on the case involving the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari within the space of two weeks. According to a statement … Read more
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has revealed what IGP did to Abba Kyari six months after FBI indictment. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Police Service Commission (PSC) on Saturday said six months after receiving the report of the probe panel on the alleged role of the suspended Head of the Intelligence Response Team, DCP … Read more
FBI declares ‘Havana Syndrome’ a ‘top priority,’ report states EKO HOT BLOG reports that the FBI declared Havana Syndrome a “high priority” on Wednesday, citing the fact that roughly 200 U.S. diplomats, officials, and family members have been affected by a series of “anomalous health occurrences” while abroad. In 2016, U.S. officials reported the first … Read more
Kyari was placed on suspension and relieved of all police duties pending the outcome of an internal investigation… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the former head of the IGP Intelligence Response Squad, Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari has been cleared to resume work. Kyari was placed on suspension and relieved of all police … Read more
The IGP said he was not in any way aware of any formal extradition request apart from what he read on the social media EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has said he is not aware of any extradition request for embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba … Read more
FBI, South Africa arrest Nigerian scammers in Cape Town, founder of Black Axe nabbed too The group is believed to be behind hundreds of thousands of romance scams. Ekohotblog reports that at least 8 Nigerians aged between 33 to 52 were arrested for Internet scams, money laundering and international-wide scale financial fraud in Cape Town, … Read more
…the abducted group is made up of five men, seven women and five children. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a gang that abducted a group of 17 American and Canadian missionaries in Haiti has asked for $1 million each for their release, a top Haitian official has disclosed. The 16 American citizens and one Canadian … Read more
They were all collectively accused of participating in one or both of a money laundering conspiracy and bank fraud conspiracy… Eleven Nigerians were indicted by US Justice Department Wednesday with conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of … Read more
“These criminals rely on victims’ isolation, loneliness, and sometimes their grief…” EKOHOTBLOG reports that no fewer than 35 Nigerians have been arrested by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for $117 Million fraud. It was gathered that the Nigerians, who were arrested in North Texas, will face indictment for money laundering … Read more
They were arrested by the FBI in DFW, Eastern District of Texas, Dallas, Lubbock, Los Angeles and charged in the Northern District of Texas A US federal grand jury has indicted 11 Nigerians brought before it by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for defrauding elderly victims in romance schemes. According to the court document, … Read more
United States prosecutors have accused suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, of evading justice. Officials who are prosecuting the super-cop on behalf of the Federal Bereau of Investigation (FBI) said they would proceed with the trial of three other co-conspirators in the international wire fraud and money laundering case that will commence in … Read more
Adebara coordinated with overseas co-conspirators who had assumed false identities on online dating websites and social media platforms to defraud victims A United States court in the Northern District of Oklahoma on Friday sentenced a Nigerian, Afeez Adebara, to four years in prison. Adebara bagged the jail term for managing a group of money launderers … Read more
Yassin Aref was a victim of Islamophobia and a controversial arrest by the FBI that led him to 15 years in jail. The US Stole 15 years from him over false charges. For Yassin M Aref, the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is a sad reminder of 15 lost years spent in American prisons. … Read more
Another Nigerian has landed in FBI custody over internet fraud. EKOHOTBLOG reports that a Nigerian national residing in Boston, United States, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, to his role in online fraud schemes. Macpherson Osemwegie, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud before U.S. District Court Judge … Read more