Crime & Metro
EFCC arraigns Sierra Leonean for non-declaration of $90,000 at Lagos airport
Stanley Ihedigbo Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Alhaji Ahmed Shaw, a Sierra Leonean national, before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, for non-declaration of $90,000 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Shaw was arrested on March 3, 2025, by operatives…
Read More »Works Ministry Director, Surveyor to face trial on May 15 over alleged N1.9bn
Stanley Ihedigbo Former Deputy Director of Highways at the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Augustine Ojo Olowoniyan, and a surveyor, Sulaiman Abdulkadir Muhammed, will face trial on May 15 over an alleged N1.9 billion fraud. The case has been scheduled by Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal…
Read More »Court rules in favour of EFCC, orders final forfeiture of FIRS official’s assets
Stanley Ihedigbo Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled in favor of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), ordering the final forfeiture of two properties linked to Aminu Sidi Garunbabba, a staff member of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS). The properties are located in FCT,…
Read More »$40,000 non-declaration at Lagos Airport lands man one month in jail
Stanley Ihedigbo A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced Igboezue Emeka to one-month imprisonment for failing to declare $40,000 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Emeka was convicted for violating the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, by not declaring the foreign currency to the Nigerian Customs…
Read More »Airport dollars drama: Lagos court sentences man to three months for non-declaration
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Deinde I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, convicted and sentenced Okunfulure Olusola Steve to three months imprisonment for money laundering. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Dele Oyewale, the convict was arrested…
Read More »EFCC secures conviction of 17 internet fraudsters in Benin City
Stanley Ihedigbo Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction and sentence of 17 internet fraudsters before Justices A.N. Erhabor and W. I. Aziegbemhin of Edo State High Courts, sitting in Benin City. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC,…
Read More »Alleged N178.8m fraud: Cooperative Society executives’ re-arraignment delayed: Court adjourns till May 29
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Sharon T. Ishaya of Federal High Court, sitting in Jos, Plateau State, on adjourned until May 29 and 30, 2025, the re-arraignment and trial of Secretary and Chairman of Covenant Fadama Multi-purpose Cooperative Society, Jos, Okewole Dayo and Bishop Katung Jonas. According to the Head,…
Read More »Dasuki back to Court: EFCC Re-arraigns Ex-NSA, three others over N33.2bn arms fraud
Stanley Ihedigbo Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has re-arraigned former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd) before Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, for fraud. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Dele Oyewale, he was re-arraigned alongside a former…
Read More »SCUML cracks down on Huge Dream Properties Ltd, seals office
Stanley Ihedigbo Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML), has taken decisive action against Huge Dream Properties Ltd, sealing its office for non-compliance with Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regulations. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Dele Oyewale, Huge Dream Properties…
Read More »NDLEA nabs 75-year-old grandpa with a skunk in Abia
Stanley Ihedigbo In a surprising turn of events, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 75-year-old man in Abia State for possession of skunk. According to the Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, in Abia State, NDLEA officers on Saturday 5th April…
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