The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, arrested a 33-year-old landlord, Stanley Ejike Awam and 10 of his tenants, who are suspected to be internet fraudsters hibernating in his house. Awam was apprehended for allegedly providing shelter for the suspected internet fraudsters while the 10 suspects popularly known as Yahoo ...
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Court orders interim forfeiture of alleged Diezani property
A property located at Plot 9, Azikiwe Road, Old GRA, Port Harcourt, Rivers State is to be temporarily forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria This is the order of Justice Chuka Obiozor of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. Last week Friday, the judge granted the order following a motion exparte filed and argued by the EFCC. The ...
Read More »Presidency defends EFCC raid on Atiku son’s apartment
The Presidency on Monday defended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), saying the anti-graft agency did not raidan apartment occupied by the two sons of Atiku Abubakar. Presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu claimed the news of the anti-corruption raid broke on Monday morning and it was spread by the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party. Mr. Shehu’s comments came hours after ...
Read More »Ekiti lawmaker removes EFCC’s seal on building
A member of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr. Samuel Omotoso, has removed markings of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from a two-storey commercial building in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The building, marked “Under Investigation, Please keep off” by EFCC, was among property believed to be linked to former Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, that ...
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