Two persons were on Monday brought before Justice O.A Ipaye of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on allegation bordering on forgery. The suspects, Animashaun Sadiq Abimbola and Adeniji Olamide Modupeoluwa were accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of conspiring to commit forgery. According to the EFCC, the alleged offence…
Former Deputy Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Sace A Dumba, was on Wednesday grilled by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Aproko247 gathered that the former deputy Speaker was questioned at the Gombe zonal office of the Commission over his alleged role in the sharing of N500 million to…
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has called on legal practitioners to join hands with the Commission in its bid to free Nigeria of corruption. He gave this charge on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at the opening of a one-day workshop organised by the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, in…
According to reports, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has uncovered the sum of N2.5 billion deposited in a bank account opened in the name of a housemaid to former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah. Oduah is now a Senator representing Anambra State at the National Assembly. According to The Nation, the account was…
News reaching us has it that a former governor of Kebbi State, Saidu dakin Garin, is currently being questioned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to the EFCC, Garin is answering questions over his alleged involvement in the sharing of N450 million campaign fund in 2015. Aproko247 gathered that the former governor…
A serving officer of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Ojuawo, is presently standing trial for an alleged fraud. The military officer is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. He was arraigned at the FCT High Court, Apo Abuja, on Thursday, June 23, 2016, for fraud. AVM Ojuawo stormed the…
The payment of about N1.310billion has been linked to three firms a former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Iyiola Omisore, has interest in. This discovery was made by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. It was said that the cash was part of the N4.74 billion which a former Minister of State (Defence), Musiliu…
According to SaharaReporters, about N4.745billion of the diverted $2.1 billion arms cash has been traced to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, by the some detectives. It was reported that the cash was sourced from the SAS Imprest Account of the Office of the National Security…
Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has re-affirmed the Commission’s preparedness to strengthen relationship with Microsoft Nigeria Limited with a view to effectively tackle corruption in Nigeria. He gave this assurance on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, while receiving the country’s representative and managing director of Microsoft Nigeria Limited, Kabelo Makwane, who was at the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reacted to a report by ThisDay newspaper on June 21, 2016, claiming Air Commodore Umar Muhammed (rtd) was arrested for alleged fraud. In a rejoinder, the EFCC said “no official of the agency that is directly or remotely connected with the work of the Arms Procurement Committee…