Crime & Metro
EFCC, NASRDA explore partnership for enhanced project monitoring
Stanley Ihedigbo Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) have resolved to foster collaboration in the areas of project monitoring and asset tracking by exploring opportunities for satellite technology. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, the…
Read More »Uyo court sends two oil thieves, vessel to jail for crude oil theft
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Calabar, convicted and sentenced Olufunsho Dayo Chevy, Uwem Udo Nya, to various jail terms for oil theft alongside a vessel, MT New Angel, and a company, Edi Eurolink Distribution. According to the Head of Media and Publicity,…
Read More »EFCC steps up case against Saleh Mamman, as four more witnesses testify in alleged N33.8bn fraud
Stanley Ihedigbo Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) presented four more witnesses in the ongoing trial of former Minister of Power Saleh Mamman before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, Mamman is being prosecuted…
Read More »EFCC cracks down on five Katsina Internal Revenue officials over alleged N1.3bn
Stanley Ihedigbo Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested five officials of the Katsina State Board of Internal Revenue for allegedly diverting a staggering N1.294 billion belonging to the Katsina State Government. The arrests were made by operatives of the Kano Zonal Command of the EFCC, following…
Read More »21-year-old Kabiru Jamilu arrested for inciting violence in Kano
Stanley Ihedigbo Kano State Police Command has announced the arrest of Kabiru Jamilu, a 21-year-old resident of Zango Quarters, Kano. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Kano State, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, Jamilu is suspected to be the mastermind behind the resurgence of Daba fighting between Kofar Mata…
Read More »Businessman Akindele Akintoye docked for $35m fraud
Stanley Ihedigbo Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), arraigned a businessman, Akindele Akintoye before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on charges bordering on money laundering and contract fraud. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, Akintoye allegedly collected $35million…
Read More »Anti-open grazing law: Oyo Govt nabs herdsman, cattle in Ibadan, imposes N1.7m fine
Stanley Ihedigbo Oyo State Government on Thursday through the Taskforce Team of the Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority (OYRLEA) apprehended a number of cows grazing along the fence of the Oyo State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan and the option of #1,700,000 fine or five years imprisonment was…
Read More »£1m fraud cass: Court turns down defence’s request to halt trial
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice R.A. Osodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on dismissed an application by the defence counsel seeking a stay of proceedings in the ongoing trial of seven suspects over an alleged £1m fraud. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, Economics Financial…
Read More »Fertilizer fraud uncovered: EFCC arranges one in Kano over N108m scam
Stanley Ihedigbo Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has taken a significant step in combating financial malfeasance by arraigning Sanusi Hashim on allegations of misappropriating and converting N108 million for personal use. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr Dele Oyewale, Hashim…
Read More »Lagos Court sends three impersonators to jail for nine years
Stanley Ihedigbo Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of three individuals – Omueti Favour Okhigbe, Asa Oluwapelumi, and Olusoga Marvellous – for impersonation. They were arraigned on separate charges before Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal…
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