Tag: EFCC
N8.3bn fraud: EFCC faults judge, says Turaki not acquitted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said the judgement of the Federal High Court sitting in Dutse, striking out the money laundering charges...
Court discharges, acquits ex-Gov Turaki of N8.3bn fraud
A Federal High Court sitting in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, on Thursday October 13, discharged and acquitted former Governor Saminu Turaki of N8.3 billion fraud.
The...
Former banker jailed for N4.8m fraud
The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has sentenced a former banker, Emeka Okafor, to one year imprisonment for forgery and...
Alleged 5bn fraud: Malami approves prosecution of Stella Oduah, others
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) approval to prosecute former Aviation Minister, Sen....
Court jails 3 oil thieves in Rivers
The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced three oil thieves and a vessel to various jail terms...
Magu: I was a victim of corruption fighting back
A former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has described his exit from the anti-graft agency as corruption...
5 ‘Yahoo Boys’ jailed in Calabar, Uyo for fraud
The Federal High Courts sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, and Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, have convicted and sentenced five internet fraudsters...
Court jails 3 internet fraudsters, oil thief in Rivers
Three internet fraudsters, Bernard Peter, Wisdom Handsome Isiakm, and Nwabueze Nnemeka, alongside an oil thief, Emeka Stanley, have been convicted and sentenced to eight...
Court jails three fraudsters in Kano
Justices Nasiru Saminu and Usman Na’abba of the Kano State High Court have convicted and sentenced the trio of Almustapha Nasir, Isma’il Salisu, and...
Footballer jailed 12 years for internet fraud in Ilorin
A professional footballer, Jacob Wisdom Chukwuemeka, has been convicted and sentenced to six years imprisonment for offences bordering on internet fraud and possession of...