Collecting Transport Fare Without Visiting a Criminal Offence – Police Warn Women Offenders risk arrest and prosecution if victims lodge formal complaints. Police stress collecting fare without visiting amounts to obtaining by false The Rivers State Police Command has cautioned women against collecting transport money from men and failing to show up for agreed meetings, … Read more
Police Alarm Over Fraudulent Use of IGP’s Office for Extortion Nigeria Police Warns Public of Fraudulent Officers Exploiting IGP’s Name IGP’s Office Urges Citizens to Report Misconduct Amid Extortion Warnings The office of the Inspector General of Police has raised concerns over the fraudulent exploitation of the IG’s name by some police officers to extort … Read more
Efe Onoetiyi and others arrested for Paulinus Okon’s murder. Murder linked to a ₦30 million fraud over a house deal. Paulinus’s skull found at a shrine after police investigation. The Delta State Police Command has arrested Efe Onoetiyi and several accomplices in connection with the brutal murder of Paulinus Okon, who was reported missing on … Read more
The Borno State High Court in Maiduguri has sentenced Aisha Wakil, widely known as Mama Boko Haram, to five years in prison for fraud. Wakil, along with two officials of her non-governmental organization (Complete Care and Aid Foundation)—Tahiru Daura (Programme Manager) and Prince Shoyode (Country Director)—was convicted on charges brought by the Economic and Financial … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign the former Managing Director of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that Ahmed Kuru is to be arraigned alongside the current Managing Director of Arik Air, Captain Roy Ilegbodu, the receiver manager of Arik Air, Kamilu Omokide, Union … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised concerns over the role of Nigerian banks in facilitating financial crimes, urging them to avoid becoming tools for fraud. EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, issued this caution on Friday during a courtesy visit by the management of Moniepoint, led by its Founder and Group CEO, Tosin Eniolorunda, … Read more
Abidemi Rufai, a former aide to Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, has been released from prison in the United States, reports thegazellenews.com. Rufai, 47, was freed from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons’ facility at Fort Dix, New Jersey, on November 15, 2024, following the completion of his prison sentence. EDITOR’S PICKS Trump Taps Fox … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of recruiting 4,000 teachers to set traps for the incoming administration of Monday Okpebholo. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Prince Kassim Afegbua, a member of the APC Transition Committee, made this allegation in a statement issued to the press on Sunday in … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Bolaji Akinduro, Executive Chairman of Total Grace Oil and Gas Investment Limited, wanted for alleged fraud. The announcement was made via the anti-graft agency’s official X.com account on Saturday. Akinduro is accused of obtaining money under false pretenses and stealing by conversion. The EFCC’s statement read, … Read more
The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, Mr. Lawal Pedro, SAN, has strongly denied the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) claim that he was responsible for delaying the trial of an American man convicted of a $1.2 million visa scam. EDITOR’S PICKS Japan’s Next PM Vows to Respect BOJ’s Autonomy Insecurity: … Read more
The Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced Courage Ipaka to two years in prison for impersonating Nigerian singer Chinedu Okoli, popularly known as Flavour N’abania, and defrauding a U.S. citizen, Yvelte M. Thompson, of $53,000. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu delivered the sentence on Tuesday after Ipaka pleaded guilty to two charges brought against him by … Read more
Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos granted N20 million bail to two Keystone Bank Limited employees, Ebele Okpala and Perpetua Onyeto, who were accused of fraudulently obtaining N35 million. The bail was granted after the defendants’ counsel presented their bail application to the court. Okpala and Onyeto were arraigned on Friday, … Read more
Adeolu Adeboye, son of Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, is reportedly under investigation by the EFCC for allegedly misappropriating over ₦8 billion received from the Kaduna State Government for a road construction project. Despite receiving the funds, only 30% of the project was completed before it was abandoned. … Read more
A Nigerian man, Yomi Olayeye, has been arrested and charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, and identity theft in connection with a $10 million unemployment fraud scheme in the United States. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, Olayeye was apprehended on August 13, 2024, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in … Read more
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) has firmly denied rumors that it is selling employment slots to Nigerians. In a statement released on Saturday by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, the company described these rumors as the work of fraudsters attempting to take advantage of unsuspecting job seekers. NNPCL made it clear … Read more
A 35-year-old prophetess, Folake Olasode, and a 31-year-old schoolteacher, Damilola Aboloyinijo, were arraigned on Monday before the Lagos State Magistrate Court in Tinubu for allegedly preparing a fake protection charm and fraudulently obtaining N8 million from their victim EKO HOT BLOG gathered The two defendants are facing five charges brought against them by the police, … Read more
First Bank of Nigeria has terminated over 100 employees following the revelation of a N40 billion fraud orchestrated by Tijani Muir Adeyinka, a manager in the operations team, Eko Hot Blog reports. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘Demonstration Continues’ – Lagos Protest Organizers Declares ‘FG’s Policies Major Cause Of Hardship’ – Obaseki Reacts As Edo Protesters Worship On … Read more
Ugwu Chijioke and Ibrahim Adekunle were sentenced to a combined 46-year jail term for impersonating EFCC operatives and executing a fake court order. They were arrested in May 2021 in Lekki, Lagos, with fake EFCC identity cards, jackets, and a forged court order. The men were arraigned on multiple counts, including impersonation and attempted property … Read more
EFCC initiates full-scale probe into alleged fraud involving El-Rufai. Task force reviews findings of Kaduna Assembly’s Ad-Hoc Committee, implicating El-Rufai in N423 billion misappropriation. El-Rufai and associates to be summoned for questioning, including former Finance commissioners, accountant generals, and KADIRS chairpersons. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is gearing up … Read more
There is a new scam in town! Fraudsters now generate fake SMS credit alerts to defraud unsuspecting people. Eko Hot Blog reports that Victor Isibor, a YouTuber, has raised the alarm over a new app used by fraudsters to scam sellers. EDITOR’S PICKS A Nation Divided? Fallout After Nigeria’s New Anthem ‘Nigeria We Hail Thee’: … Read more