Crime & Metro
EFCC arraigns woman for alleged N39.8m fraud in Fidelity Structures
Stanley Ihedigbo Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Nwodo Martha, a former Principal Manager at Fidelity Structures Limited before Justice H. U. Ezugwu of the Enugu State High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State. According to the Head, Media…
Read More »Alleged $5m fraud: Court dismisses defendant’s application challenging jurisdiction
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, dismissed the application filed by Capt. Everest Nnaji , a second defendant in a $5m fraud trial, challenging the territorial jurisdiction of the court to hear the case filed against him and one Victor Uadiale. According to…
Read More »Gov. Otti advices’ parents to look after children, more than anything
Stanley Ihedigbo Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has advised parents to take care of their children, saying nothing they are doing is more important than this parental obligation. Governor Otti’s admonition came as the world prepared to celebrate Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16, when he was presented with…
Read More »Two fake EFCC officials bag 46 years jail term in Lagos
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice O.O.Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, has sentenced the duo of Ugwu Pascal Chijioke and Ibrahim Sadiq Adekunle to 46 years imprisonment for impersonating operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), while executing a fake court order. According to the Head,…
Read More »NDLEA bursts Lagos warehouse, seized N4.7bn cocaine, meth, arrests siblings in Aba
Stanley Ihedigbo A cartel controlled by a drug baron, 49-year-old Kelechi Monday Nwaobasi and his 50-year-old elder sister, Ms. Chinwe Rose Nwaobasi, has been taken down by officers of the Special Operation Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), following the arrest of the siblings and seizure…
Read More »EFCC arrests 18 for suspected illegal mining activities in Ilorin
Stanley Ihedigbo Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested eighteen suspects for offences bordering on illegal mining activities. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, 13 truckloads with assorted solid minerals suspected to be…
Read More »Yahaya Bello: Appeal court quashes contempt charge against EFCC, Olukoyede
Gov. Bello Stanley Ihedigbo Court of Appeal, Abuja has quashed a previous ruling made by a Kogi State High Court against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, concerning a contempt case and restraining order filed by former Governor of Kogi State,…
Read More »Alleged N80.2b money laundering: Court shifts Yahaya Bello’s arraignment to June 27
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, June 13, 2024 adjourned the arraignment proceedings of a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello to June 27, 2024. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),…
Read More »Witness narrates how Agunloye received N5.2m in alleged $6b Mambila power project contract fraud
Stanley Ihedigbo A prosecuting witness in the trial of former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, has narrated before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital City, FCT High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja, how multiple transfers were made in favour of Agunloye by Jide Sotirin, a staff of…
Read More »EFCC secures final forfeiture of N204.8m, 15 properties for fraud victims
Stanley Ihedigbo Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured the final forfeiture of the sum of N204, 849, 859:00 , 15 properties and eight high-end vehicles before Justice Inyang.E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja for fraud victims. According to the Head, Media and Publicity,…
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